1. ETSI role in Identity Management and Identification Systems
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
DOCUMENT #:
GSC14-PLEN-029
FOR:
Information
SOURCE:
ETSI
AGENDA ITEM:
PLEN 6.4
CONTACT(S):
Charles Brookson
ETSI role in Identity Management and Identification Systems
Sources:
Charles Brookson, Chairman OCG Security
Scott Cadzow, Security expert
Geneva, July 2009

2. Highlight of Current Activities
Identity Protection
TISPAN WG7 report on IdM in NGN: TR
TISPAN WG7 specification of identity protection measures in the NGN: Work in progress as TS
ESI developing signature based solutions for identity protection
Identifier definition
NGN identifier definition (in context of Naming Numbering Addressing work)
Human Factors group addressing the role of both Universal Communications Identifier and User Profile data as means of carrying identity and the extensions that identify the role of the identity carrier
Collaboration
ETSI are active in supporting the ITU-T JCA IdM
Geneva, July 2009

3. Strategic Direction
To assure privacy protected carriage and use of identity in networks
Development of the NGN as a secure infrastructure for users
Thus protection assurance of user identity and user privacy
Geneva, July 2009

4. Challenges The definition of identity
Inherently conceptual rather than concrete
Need to identify the scope and role of standards in protecting the user
Social identity and communications identifiers need to be better understood and partitioned
Social identity not subject to standardization
Geneva, July 2009

5. Next Steps/Actions Maintain collaboration with ITU-T JCA IdM
Maintain development of Identity Protection mechanisms in TISPAN and ESI
Maintain interaction with User and Human Factors groups to ensure social acceptance of Identity Protection mechanisms
Geneva, July 2009