Enabling Trusted Digital Identities ? From Connected Citizens to Connected Objects

Trust is a critical component of any identity system. Several incidents in the past have demonstrated the existence of possible harm that can arise from misuse of people's personal information. Giving credible and provable reassurances to people is required to build trust and make people feel secure to use the electronic services offered by companies or governments on-line. However, when it comes to privacy, typical identity management systems like PKI fail to provide strong reassurances. For example, in these systems, the so-called "Identity Provider" is able to trace and link all communications and transactions of the users.