This is the proposed update to the liberty organizational models.
Definition: Common Operating Rules (COR) set the technical, operation and governance rules for participants in a federation.
Liberty
Liberty describes 3 different organizational models (Liberty Legal Framework Chapter 3)
Collaborative model: A group of founders forms an entity that establishes COR.
Consortium model: A small number of founders form a consortium via a multi-party contract that sets COR.
Centralized model: A single founder sets the COR, and contracts individually with each other Member.
TCSP
TSCP added to 2 more models (TSCP - Federation Models - v1_01.pdf)
Bilateral Model: As an extension of bilateral existing business relationship participants make compliance with the operating rules legally binding. A separate authority, with representation from the users of the COR, is established to maintain the COR.
Third Party Assurance Model: Identity Providers (discussed below) work with a third party certification authority to attain accreditation of their compliance with the COR. Relying parties (discussed below) and Identity Providers use their existing business contracts much like the Bilateral Model. The one additional contractual requirement in this model is for the Relying Party to obligate the Identity Provider to hold said accreditation and maintain it in good standing for the duration of their contractual relationship.
Kantara Cooperation Models
There are 2 major factors driving cooperation models: Control on a legal level and complexity in managing relationships.
Control on a legal level, as outlined above, can be summarized in 3 cooperation models
- Collaborative model: Participants are represented in policy making and governance like in a representative democracy
- Unilateral model: A single entity, consisting of one or a small fraction of participants governs the federation like in an oligarchy or monarchy
- Bilateral model: In small communities users do not use multi-party relationships
To deal with complexity operational and governance rules are standardized and outsourced to third parties. This can be applied to any cooperation model, so it is not necessary to mix this with the legal level.
Legal Model mapping
Liberty |
TSCP |
Kantara |
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Collaborative |
Collaborative |
Collaborative |
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Consortium |
Consortium |
Unilateral |
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Centralized |
Centralized |
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Bilateral |
Bilateral |
TCSP requires COR |
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3rd Party Assurance |
TCSP requires COR + certification |