Higgins Selector

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This page describes the Higgins Selector.

A card selector is a piece of software that runs on a computer or mobile device. The user can get cards from card issuing websites and can store them in this selector in much the same way a person puts business, library, loyalty and payment cards in their wallet.

• By clicking on a card you can log into sites. No more passwords.
• By clicking on a card you express yourself. No more filling in forms.
• You can share cards with friends and businesses you trust.
• Some cards create permanent connections to your friends, communities and businesses.

Selector

Higgins Selector 1.0:

• GTK and Cocoa Selector 1.0 - for Firefox (or other applications) on Linux, FreeBSD and OSX (runs standalone)
• RCP Selector 1.0 - an Eclipse RCP Application (Java app; requires JRE 1.4 or higher, runs standalone)
• Firefox-Embedded Selector 1.0 - for Firefox on Windows, Linux, and OSX (Requires a hosted I-Card Service)

Higgins Selector 1.1 planned:

• Qt Selector 1.1-Win - for Firefox and IE on Windows (runs standalone or uses CardSync Service)
• Qt Selector 1.1-Mac - for Firefox on Mac OSX (runs standalone or uses CardSync Service)
• iPhone Selector 1.1 - for iPhone (requires hosted I-Card Service)
• Android Selector 1.1 - for Google Android (requires hosted I-Card Service)
• See the Higgins 1.1 Selector section of the Higgins 1.1 Plan for more details.

Selector-Supporting Services

Some selector clients take advantage of these web services:

Cloud Selector

The Cloud Selector 1.1 makes your cards available as OpenIDs. Reads card data from an I-Card Service, so no client software is required. (Higgins 1.1 only)

I-Card Service

Some selectors are designed as "thin clients" that only implement the user interface portion and rely on a hosted I-Card Service for core functionality. (Higgins 1.0 & 1.1).

I-Card Manager

Thin client selectors use the I-Card Manager Google GWT-based app to provide a web interface to view, update and manage your cards hosted on the I-Card Service. (Higgins 1.0 only)

CardSync Service

The CardSync Service makes sure that all of your cards are available across all of your computers and mobile devices. (Higgins 1.1)

Attribute Service

The Attribute Service 1.1 stores self asserted identity data and makes it available for data sharing with others. It also provides data gateway services to connect the client selector with a variety of back end data stores. (Higgins 1.1 only)

Authentication Service

For 1.1 we are working to make the CardSync Service and the Attribute Service rely on an external Authentication Service 1.1. Eventually the I-Card Service will also rely on it.(Higgins 1.1 only)