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Publications: The following 7 and earlier publications were downloaded over 700 times - demonstrably proving Kantara's contribution to the global identity and personal data communities - members and non members.
- UMA 2.0 finished development and just completed its 2nd 45-day IPR & public review before minor edits and official publication.
- Consent Receipt v1.0 was published, v1.1 developed completed and is nearing the end of its 45-day IPR & public review period, with official publication in March.
- SAML V2.0 Implementation Profile for Federation Interoperability finished and completes its 2nd 45-day IPR & public review on January 1st, superseding the eGovernment Implementation Profile V2.0 of 2011.
- Report completed by the eGov Working Group on the 'Code of Conduct for Relying Parties for services to Government' is being prepared for official publication.
- Report completed and published by the IRM Working Group on 'Refining the Design Principles of Identity Relationship Management', building on implementation experience from the original report a year or so earlier with a similar name.
- Report completed and published from the Blockchain and Smart Contracts Discussion Group. Here is a quote from a large US federal agency employee. "It was a pleasure to read, both well written and informative. (I’ve been reading a lot of BAD blockchain papers and articles lately;-)). The discussion of Smart Contracts is the best I’ve read. I’m going to pass it around to try to counter all the crazy Smart Contracts will solve all our problems talk going around the [entity redacted ] right now".
- Kantara's Service Assessment Criteria for 800-63-3 at IAL2 & AAL2 for future conformity assessment developed and currently out for 45-day IPR & public review.
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New Year is the time for Resolutions and Wishes - both personal and professional. My wish New Year's Wish for Kantara in 2018 is for more existing members driving more membership and action - to step up and take leadership responsibility in Groups and Projects - and that larger private and public sector organizations join and sponsor, rather than passively download and develop in isolation or join one individual for $150 & consume Kantara's artefacts while giving little or nothing in return. It remains to be seen whether my New Year's Wish will come true. Regardless, I can assure you that my New Year Resolution is to prioritize member, partner and liaison value, while remaining committed to Kantara's core mission - improving trustworthy use of identity & personal data through innovation, standardization and good practice. Kantara holds steadfastly to the principle of giving back control of personal data to its owner, as it develops easy-to-deploy tools with, by and for industry service providers. 'Others talk - we do'.
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Happy New Year! In my last few days in Melbourne before heading back to the colder climes of the northern hemisphere, you can be sure I'll be raising a glass to salute the dedication from my fellow contractors Executive Program Manager Ruth, IT & Web Developer Oliver, the Staff at Virtual Mgmt Inc, President Allan, his fellow Directors and the ARB Sub Committee that meet weekly to govern the Assurance program at the highest levels, LC Chair Andrew and his Group leadership, all Group contributors and participants and all of you reading this. Please build & develop your support for Kantara, so that Kantara may be honored to build & develop its support for you.
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