In an earlier posting (Microsoft on Identity), I wrote about Kim Cameron's work on identity.
Cameron's work has given rise to a truly open Microsoft Identity Architecture and a set of emerging Microsoft Identity products and toolkits that span the gamut from a browser, through the Windows desktop, to on-premise Windows Servers and on-premise third-party systems, to the "cloud."
At this year's Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC 2008), Cameron presented a roadmap for these identity products and toolkits. I will summarize the main points here. For those who wish to do so, Cameron's presentation can be viewed directly.
Cameron basically introduced seven new Microsoft product, service, and framework offerings/capabilities. Some of these already exist. Others will be released over the next 12 months. They include:
On-premise:
- The "Geneva" Server (the project name "Geneva" will almost certainly change)
- The "Geneva" Framework
- Microsoft CardSpace "Geneva"
- The Microsoft Services Connector
In the Cloud:
- The Microsoft Federation Gateway (a Live service)
- .NET Access Control
- The Live Identity Framework
- Microsoft Live Identity Services
I will write about these in greater detail in further postings: Microsoft Identity Roadmap - On-Premise and Microsoft Identity Roadmap - In the Cloud.
... Nick Shelness