Single Sign-On Service

The Password Is i-names

How many passwords can one person be expected to juggle?

Let's face it. It's a hassle to have to remember a new username and password for each Web site you join. It would be so much more rational to have a standardized way to log on once, and browse everywhere with confidence that your data and identity are secure...

A number of standards bodies and vendors are working to solve this problem, including Liberty Alliance, OASIS SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language), Microsoft InfoCard, OpenID, LID (Lightweight Identity), and IETF DIX (Digital Identity Exchange).

i-names: One Identity for All the Standards

i-names work with all these approaches to single sign-on, regardless of the standards or technologies involved. With i-names, your i-broker (think of it as an "ISP for identity") handles all the technical details. All you ever have to remember is your i-name and your i-broker password.

For Individuals

Log on to any i-name-enabled Web site with only your i-name and a single, strong password.
Using i-names is safer because you have a single place to store and change a strong password—one you can actually remember!
Eliminate yellow sticky notes or username/password files.
i-names will work with all popular single sign-on protocols including the new Microsoft InfoCard Web authentication technology coming in the next version of Windows.

For Businesses

Single sign-on with i-names is the first futureproof method of supporting evolving distributed authentication protocols without needing to change identifiers or the user experience.
Reduces friction and simplifies personalized, private access to your Web site for customers, partners, suppliers, and employees.
Increases security because site visitors can use a single high-strength password (or multifactor authentication systems offered by their i-broker).
i-name technology is based entirely on open Internet standards from OASIS, IETF, and the World Wide Web Consortium. More technical details.

For Communities

By offering single sign-on with i-names, you are overcoming one of the biggest barriers to usage: forcing users to remember a different username and password for each site.
Makes it easy and painless for visitors to navigate between cooperating partner sites.
Lets you introduce new affiliated Web sites and services without forcing users to create a new account.
Makes it much easier for your members to share information and receive personalized services.