Seven Flaws of Identity  I'm at Burton Group's Catalyst
conference today. I'll be blogging some things here and some
over at Between the Lines. I just put Jamie Lewis' keynote up
there. I've also got some pictures online.  Mike Neuenschwander,
an associate research director at Burton Group introduced what
he called the "seven flaws of identity," a take on Kim Cameron's
Seven Laws of Identity. Here they are:    1. Failure of the
weakest link mustn't lead to catastrophe. For example, smart
card deployments are sufficient protection against social
engineering and inside attacks. Encrypting the channel doesn't
stop dumpster diving.   2. Don't put the role before the start.
Role engineering is important, but it doesn't drive the project.
5. Identifying things doesn't make the more secure.
Identification can improve security, but security isn't an
inevitable outcome. Over-identification has repercussions.   6.
Identity isn't about the individual. It's about the
relationship. IdM encompasses the services community