The Liberty Alliance approved its Phase 2 specifications on November 12, 2003. Phase 2 rounds out the existing Liberty Federation Framework and cements the foundation for the Liberty Identity Web Services Framework. Sun is expanding the existing Liberty functionality of the Sun JavaTM Enterprise System through its Sun JavaTM System Identity Server (formerly SunTM ONE Identity Server) to include support for Liberty's Phase 2 specifications.

Sun Java System Identity Server enables the deployment and adoption of secure and federated identity-based Web Services to fixed and mobile users' devices. The Sun Java System Identity Server is a key component of the Sun Java Enterprise System. The Sun Java Enterprise System provides integrated identity services such as access management, directory, provisioning and delegated administration. Customers can leverage functionality of the current and future Liberty specifications through the Sun Java System Identity Server.

Sun is a founding member of the Liberty Alliance Project. Sun is the first software platform vendor to support the Liberty Phase 2 specifications. Other companies announcing plans to support the Phase 2 specifications are Phaos, Ping Identity, Trustgenix IdentityBridge and Vodafone.

"Open standards are fundamental to the development of secure, federated identity solutions and Web Services. Expanding on our support for the Liberty Alliance specifications will help our customers deliver mobility with security -- the right services to the right people at the right time on any device," said Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president of software for Sun. "Identity is a critical component for secure delivery and deployment of the network services that help our customers gain a competitive advantage in an ever-changing marketplace."

"It's becoming clear that users are increasingly requiring anytime, anywhere access. Different people using many different methods such as PCs, kiosks, Personal Digital Assistants and mobile devices to gain access to many different IT resources need to know service providers and vendors can produce the necessary products and services to make this flexibility available and affordable," said Earl Perkins, vice president of security and risk strategies at META Group. "Any provider that can deliver a secure, non-proprietary and economical platform to do this has a good chance of being successful in the identity market."

The Liberty specifications are built to enable individual implementers to choose the privacy policies and data management options that best fit their region, industry and company policy. The alliance is providing a best practices guide, "Privacy and Security Best Practices Guide," available at:

http://www.projectliberty.org/specs/final_privacy_security_best_practices.pdf

The guide offers details regarding fair information practices in various regions and sectors, specific suggestions to combat common network vulnerabilities inherent in the Internet and the Liberty Alliance's recommendations regarding privacy and security. By supporting the Liberty specifications, the Sun Java System Identity Server can help a business more easily adhere to these privacy and security best practices today.

Early access to the Sun Java System Identity Server's latest Liberty functionality is available for qualified Sun customers today. For more information please contact Sun at:

register-liberty-v2-ea@sun.com

For more on the Sun Java System Identity Server, see:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/products/identity_srvr/home_identity.html [...read more...]

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