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Making ID Management Manageable

August 7, 2003
By Lori MacVittie

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How to "Opt In" to the Federation with The Liberty Alliance Model

1. Log on to Member A's site in a circle of trust. This can be a business partner, online business or service provider site.

2. Member A asks if you'd like to federate your identity with other members of the circle. If you agree, the federation process begins.

3. Log on to Member B of the circle of trust. Member B sees that you have authorized federation, and asks if you want to associate your identity from Member A's site with your identity at B's site. You agree.

4. Your identities are now federated. From that point on, logging on to A's site automatically logs you on to B's, as well as to those of any other members of the circle to which you've given your authenticated identity.

5. Log off just once. When you log off one site, you are logged off all other members' sites automatically.