Common Identity FAQ
From Bandit-project.org
What is the Common Identity component?
This is really a set of components which use the common identity view as specified by the Higgins IdAS interfaces to allow access different identity vaults or sources.
What is the Identity Abstraction component?
The precursor to the Common Identity components. See this [Identity Abstraction historical page for more information.
What are the goals of the Common Identity components?
We work with the Higgins project to define the interfaces for the Higgins IdAS component. In addition to this, we build IdAS Context Providers which fit within this framework.
Who should participate in the Common Identity component?
Anyone interested in bring about a common identity framework that can aggregate and access identity data from anywhere.
How is Common Identity related to Bandit?
Common Identity is the center or core of the Bandit project. All identity data is accessed for authentication, role calculation, and compliance emitting from the Common Identity framework.
How is the Common Identity component related to Higgins?
The best description of this is on the architecture page.
How is the Common Identity component project organized and managed?
This is an open source project. The maintainers are:
Duane Buss
Jim Sermersheim
Tom Doman
Get involved and send us some code. :)
What is the the Common Identity component release schedule?
See the Common Identity Roadmap for this information.
Where can I get the source code and/or binaries?
There are 3 ways. You can get it from the download page, forge site or from the SVN site directly.
