User agent to exercise privacy control management in a user-centric identity management system
First Claim
1. In a combination including an identity manager and a user agent system executing on a host computer, the combination for use in at least one online transaction with a relying party that provides at least one security policy having requirements and at least one privacy policy, the user agent system comprising:
- the identity manager manage a plurality of user identities and to determine whether any user identity satisfies the security policy requirements;
storage including at least one privacy preference relative to at least one user identity;
an editor, responsive to user selections indicating at least one preference-related input relating to the at least one user identity, the editor;
generate at least one privacy preference using the user selections wherein the at least one user identity is represented by at least one information card used in completing a first online transaction with the relying party; and
determine a privacy preference for each category;
andan engine, operatively connected to the storage, for the host computer evaluate the at least one privacy preference against a privacy policy associated with the first online transaction and obtained from the relying party, the engine perform the evaluation using the at least one privacy preference of any category referencing at least one required attribute;
wherein when the identity manager determines a first user identity that satisfies the security policy and upon the user agent system determines that the privacy policy matches a ruleset associated with a first privacy preference relative to the first user identity, wherein the host computer provides the at least one information card representing the first user identity to the relying party.
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Abstract
A client-side user agent operates in conjunction with an identity selector to institute and exercise privacy control management over user identities managed by the identity selector. The user agent includes the combination of a privacy enforcement engine, a storage of rulesets expressing user privacy preferences, and a preference editor. The editor enables the user to direct the composition of privacy preferences relative to user identities. The preferences can be applied to individual cards and to categorized groups of attributes. The engine evaluates the proper rulesets against the privacy policy of a service provider. The privacy preferences used by the engine are determined on the basis of specifications in a security policy indicating the attribute requirements for claims that purport to satisfy the security policy.
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20 Claims
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1. In a combination including an identity manager and a user agent system executing on a host computer, the combination for use in at least one online transaction with a relying party that provides at least one security policy having requirements and at least one privacy policy, the user agent system comprising:
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the identity manager manage a plurality of user identities and to determine whether any user identity satisfies the security policy requirements; storage including at least one privacy preference relative to at least one user identity; an editor, responsive to user selections indicating at least one preference-related input relating to the at least one user identity, the editor; generate at least one privacy preference using the user selections wherein the at least one user identity is represented by at least one information card used in completing a first online transaction with the relying party; and determine a privacy preference for each category; and an engine, operatively connected to the storage, for the host computer evaluate the at least one privacy preference against a privacy policy associated with the first online transaction and obtained from the relying party, the engine perform the evaluation using the at least one privacy preference of any category referencing at least one required attribute; wherein when the identity manager determines a first user identity that satisfies the security policy and upon the user agent system determines that the privacy policy matches a ruleset associated with a first privacy preference relative to the first user identity, wherein the host computer provides the at least one information card representing the first user identity to the relying party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a combination including an identity manager and a user agent executing on a host computer, the combination for use in at least one online transaction with a relying party providing at least one security policy having requirements and at least one privacy policy, a method, comprising:
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the identity manager managing a plurality of user identities and to determine whether any user identity satisfies the security policy requirements; the user agent providing at least one privacy preference relative to at least one user identity; the user agent receiving user selections indicating at least one privacy preference-related input pertaining to at least one user identity wherein the at least one user identity is represented by at least one information card used in completing a first online transaction with the relying party; the user agent generating at least one privacy preference, using the user selections; the user agent furnishing the at least one generated privacy preference to the providing step; and the user agent evaluating at least one privacy preference against a privacy policy associated with the first online transaction and obtained from the relying party, the evaluating using the at least one privacy preference of any category referencing at least one required attribute;
wherein upon the identity manager determining a first user identity that satisfies the security policy and upon the user agent determining that the privacy policy matches a ruleset associated with a first privacy preference relative to the first user identity, the host computer providing the at least one information card representing the first user identity to the relying party. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a user environment including an identity manager and a user agent system, the user environment for use in at least one online transaction with a relying party providing at least one security policy having requirements and at least one privacy policy a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processor, that, when executed, cause the processor to:
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manage, via the identity manager, a plurality of user identities and to determine whether any user identity satisfies the security policy requirements; provide, via the user agent, at least one privacy preference relative to at least one user identity wherein the at least one user identity is represented by at least one information card used in completing a first online transaction with the relying party; receive, via the user agent, user selections indicating at least one privacy preference-related input pertaining to at least one user identity; generate, via the user agent, at least one privacy preference, using the user selections; furnish, via the user agent, the at least one generated privacy preference to the provide operation; and evaluate, via the user agent, at least one privacy preference against a privacy policy associated with the first online transaction and obtained from the relying party, the evaluation using the at least one privacy preference of any category referencing at least one required attribute, wherein upon the identity manager determining a first user identity that satisfies the security policy and upon the user agent determining that the privacy policy matches a ruleset associated with a first privacy preference relative to the first user identity, the host computer providing the at least one information card representing the first user identity to the relying party. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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