Posts Tagged ‘Canada’
June 7, 2010 | 
Author Authentication is the process of confirming an entity’s identity based on reliable credentials. The process and the technology involved in authentication varies with various level of assurance required from the entity.
Authentication Level of Assurance can be defined as the authentication strength required for a relying party to be assured that an entity is indeed who it claims to be. As part of an effort to create a set of criteria for levels of assurance, I want to find out existing assurance framework that exists today.
United States
Most online documentations refer to M-04-04 document published by Office of Management and Budget at the US Whitehouse. It identifies four levels of assurance –
- Level 1: Little or no confidence in the asserted identity’s validity.
- Level 2: Some confidence in the asserted identity’s validity.
- Level 3: High confidence in the asserted identity’s validity.
- Level 4: Very high confidence in the asserted identity’s validity.
Posted in Access Control | 
Tags: Australia, Authentication, Canada, IAEG, Identity, Liberty Alliance, New Zealand, NIST 800-63, OMB M-04-04, United States | 
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ISPs wants to shape internet traffic while Canadians are still waiting to know the effects on Privacy if two bills - Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act and the Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Act - becomes law. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Between The Lines | Tags: Canada, Information Security, News, Privacy, Regulations | No Comments »
The Canadian Copyright bill was passed yesterday, a bill that demands a little adjustment to our day to day life. Till now, no one cared who is using our internet connection or what are the files being downloaded or uploaded using it. No one cared of your unscrambled satellite videos from across the border. However that's all changing even though you may not want it that way. I guess no one can withstand the pressure of the "big guys" for too long. Read the rest of this entry »