NETWORK WORLD ARTICLE: DAVE KEARNS ON SECURITY: IDENTITY MANAGEMENT ALERT 04/02/08 Mailbag: Is the metadirectory dead?; Oracle's 2 billion entry directory By Dave Kearns Today I want to dip into the mailbag and share some readers' comments on recent articles. People had lots to say about the death of the metadirectory, the identity hub/bus and Oracle's 2 billion entry directory. So let's dive right in.Read full story Dave Kearns is the editor of IdM, the Journal of Identity Management as well as a consultant to both vendors and users of IdM technologies. He's written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print "Complete Guide to eDirectory." His other musings can be found at the Virtual Quill , an Internet publisher which provides content services to network vendors: books, manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing, technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail . Comments to this article can be e-mailed to Dave here . This article is sponsored by Avatier Next Gen IdM Architecture and Strategies Can you bring in your identity management project on-time and on-budget? Download a complementary whitepaper to learn how next-generation architecture and strategies can reduce the time and resources required to deliver user provisioning and password management. Compare Patch and Vulnerability Management Products Get side-by-side product comparisons, buying tips, market trend information, case studies and more with Network World's newly enhanced Patch and Vulnerability Management Buyer's Guide. Visit now. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS The 2 billion entry directory tree It's deja vu. I got a note from Oracle's Technology media marvel (and soon to be media mother) Rebecca Hahn touting a new study, commissioned by Oracle, from the Performance Engineering Group at Persistent Systems. It's titled "2 Billion Entry Directory Benchmark." I thought I was back in the 90's! Is the metadirectory dead? Last week's Directory Experts Conference had eight vendor sponsors - and two of those were virtual directory companies! One was the grand-daddy of virtual directory vendors, Radiant Logic while the other was the "new kid on the block," Optimal IdM. Veteran readers of this article should be very familiar with Radiant Logic and its offerings but this is Optimal's first visit to these august pages so let's look a little closer at its products. The perfect vehicle for identity At the recent Directory Experts Conference (DEC), Microsoft's Stuart Kwan (he's Director, Program Management for Identity and Access and an annual contributor to DEC) spoke of what's been called the "identity bus." His contention was that the Microsoft Identity Metasystem was the perfect vehicle (pun intended) for this purpose. Lessons learned from Hannaford breach Stiennon: As a frequent chronicler of data breach incidents it is my duty to chime in on the Hannaford Supermarket data breach incident. There are two aspects of this and previous breaches that should be considered. One aspect is best practices in disclosure; what should you do when your organization is the victim of data theft? The other is the mechanics of the attack including the who, what, why, and where. Identity-based access-control appliance debuts, 03/31/08 AEP networks announces identity-based access-control appliance. Customer information vulnerable in the hands of corporates, 03/31/08 Privacy agreements are being scrapped as fingerprints, iris scans and voiceprints are at risk of being hocked off through business acquisitions. Hannaford may not have to pay banks' breach costs under PCI, 03/28/08 If supermarket chain Hannaford Bros. was compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard at the time it was breached, banks and credit unions will have a hard time getting it to pay their breach-related costs, according to a Gartner analyst. IBM works to manage privacy, identity in Web 2.0 world, 03/27/08 Responding to the rise in adoption of social networks, virtual worlds and other Web 2.0 technologies, IBM has launched a project to create tools to help people manage their privacy and identity on the Web, taking a stab at what could become one of the most pressing issues in online collaboration and data sharing. TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES 1. 11-year-old takes school net by the horns 2. UC Berkeley's joke recommendation system 3. 10 things IT needs to know about Ajax 4. 2008's 25 geekiest 25th anniversaries 5. Five hot skills for your network career 6. 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