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This is the official community gathering place and information resource for identity and trusted infrastructure standards. The site is hosted by the OASIS IDtrust Member Section, a group that encourages new participation from developers and users. This is an open, vendor-neutral community-driven site, and the public is encouraged to contribute content. See more about this site.

IDtrust announces Steering Committee Election Results

Congratulations to Kaliya Hamlin, John Sabo of CA Technologies, and Anil Saldhana of Redhat, who have been elected to serve on the OASIS IDtrust Member Section Steering Committee. Their terms extend until September 2013.

We offer our appreciation to all OASIS IDtrust members who participated in the election process--by nominating candidates, volunteering to serve on the Steering Committee, reviewing the candidate pool, and casting votes.

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Cloud Standards Get Customer Push

The newly formed Open Data Center Alliance is using an array of usage models to weld cloud-using customers into a force that prevents vendor lock. At the same time, the group is promoting secure movement of virtual workloads from one provider to another. The organization is made up of more than 200 members including JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin and
Marriott.

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International Cloud Symposium

Location: 
Ditton Manor, outside London, UK
Date: 
10 Oct 2011 - 13:00 - 12 Oct 2011 - 17:00
Event Type: 
Conference

Could A Crypto-Computer In Your Pocket Replace All Passwords?

Few security practices are as problematic as that nasty old string of
bits known as a password. Experts tell us to make them as long and
complex as possible, never reuse them even as our online accounts
multiply, and store them only in our grey matter. That advice can be
summarized, as security researcher Mikko Hypponen recently
twittered
: ”Pick something you can’t remember, then don’t write it
down.”

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Feds race to the cloud

Tasked with adopting cloud computing as a first option in all IT
projects, federal agencies are now grappling with the hard realities of making the policy work.

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