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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
Some implementation aspects, especially claim mapping, of I-Cards being matched in ISS and presented in the ISS UI components are implemented by ''[[I-Card Provider]]s''. Some [[I-Card Provider]]s consume attributes from [[Digital Subject|Digital Subjects]] in [[Context|Contexts]] managed by IdAS, and maps them to the normalized claim "namespace" used by ISS. Other I-Card Providers are facades over remote Identity Providers. I-Card Providers are responsible for importing and exporting I-Cards to Higgins-defined formats as well as formats used by Microsoft CardSpace and other identity systems.
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* An [[I-Card Provider]] is responsible for instantiating and managing [[I-Card]] instances (that implement the [[I-Card Interface]])
 
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* Providers are also responsible for importing I-Cards from serialized data formats. For example a CardSpace [[I-Card Provider]] would be responsible for being able to import CardSpace format data files.
 
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* Different [[I-Card Provider]] implementations use different protocols for retreiving identity information. Some might use WS-Trust to request a [[Digital Identity]] from a local STS (for self-issued cards), others from a remote STS (managed cards). Still others provide RSS feeds to identity information stored in the [[Identity Attribute Service]]
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 00:22, 28 October 2006

Overview

  • An I-Card Provider is responsible for instantiating and managing I-Card instances (that implement the I-Card Interface)
  • Providers are also responsible for importing I-Cards from serialized data formats. For example a CardSpace I-Card Provider would be responsible for being able to import CardSpace format data files.
  • Different I-Card Provider implementations use different protocols for retreiving identity information. Some might use WS-Trust to request a Digital Identity from a local STS (for self-issued cards), others from a remote STS (managed cards). Still others provide RSS feeds to identity information stored in the Identity Attribute Service

See Also

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