6.3 Authentication
Allows the identity of agents to be established.
The key functions for a this service are:
  • support for the creation and management and revoking of user IDs
  • support for the secure authentication of users
Standards and specifications with applicability to this area are:
  • OKI Authentication OSID
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
  • X509
Related services are:
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