System and method for the light-weight management of identity and related information
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1. An identity management system, comprising:
- a first computer, used by a first actor, that connects over a network to a second computer that manages identity information of a second actor;
the first computer further comprising a software component that generates, on behalf of the first actor, a request for identity information about the second actor, the request being communicated to the second computer over the network, the request further comprising the identity of the first actor and a desired format for the identity information of the second actor to be returned in a response to the identity information request;
the second computer further comprising a request handler that receives the identity information request, a data file containing one or more pieces of information about the identity of the second actor and an authorization file containing information about one or more client groups and which actors are members in each client group, wherein membership in the client group is required to access a piece of identity information associated with that client group; and
wherein the information held by the data file and the authorization file changes dynamically during the operation of the system; and
wherein the request handler automatically generates a response, communicated over the network, containing identity information about the second actor in response to the identity information request based on the contents of the data file and of the authorization file at the time of the identity information request, wherein the response further comprises one or more pieces of identity information, in the requested format, about the second actor based on the client groups in which the first actor is a member.
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Abstract
A distributed system and a method is disclosed for managing, and making available electronically, a plurality of evolving identity and other information of a variety of human and non-human actors, for human and machine use. A computer implemented distributed system and method is also disclosed for managing, and making available electronically, a plurality of evolving identity and other information for a variety of human and non-human actors, for human and machine use.
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1. An identity management system, comprising:
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a first computer, used by a first actor, that connects over a network to a second computer that manages identity information of a second actor;
the first computer further comprising a software component that generates, on behalf of the first actor, a request for identity information about the second actor, the request being communicated to the second computer over the network, the request further comprising the identity of the first actor and a desired format for the identity information of the second actor to be returned in a response to the identity information request;
the second computer further comprising a request handler that receives the identity information request, a data file containing one or more pieces of information about the identity of the second actor and an authorization file containing information about one or more client groups and which actors are members in each client group, wherein membership in the client group is required to access a piece of identity information associated with that client group; and
wherein the information held by the data file and the authorization file changes dynamically during the operation of the system; and
wherein the request handler automatically generates a response, communicated over the network, containing identity information about the second actor in response to the identity information request based on the contents of the data file and of the authorization file at the time of the identity information request, wherein the response further comprises one or more pieces of identity information, in the requested format, about the second actor based on the client groups in which the first actor is a member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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