Issue report on business adoption of Microsoft Passport
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the feasibility and desirability of using the Microsoft Passport service for client authentication and authorization. It aims to present the business benefits of using Microsoft Passport, an overview (logical) description of the work involved in adopting Microsoft Passport into a business site, and a functional description of how Microsoft Passport works in conceptual terms.
Design/methodology/approach
An analysis of the level of business adoption of passport is then presented.
Findings
The paper concludes that business adoption of Microsoft Passport appears to be losing ground due to lack of trust, control, and privacy; and the proliferation of other identity management paradigms. This issue report is prepared from the perspective of a business analyst and is pitched in terminology suitable for a business audience.
Practical implications
This work provides organisations investigating the feasibility/desirability of using the Microsoft Passport, a fundamental understanding of passport, how passport works in conceptual terms, and the current business adoption status for passport services.
Originality/value
Offers a significant analysis of the feasibility and desirability of using the Microsoft Passport service for client authentication and authorization and its current business adoption.
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Citation
Raymond Choo, K. (2006), "Issue report on business adoption of Microsoft Passport", Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 218-234. https://doi.org/10.1108/09685220610670387
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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