Consulting
NorthID believes that the development in the Internet will bring out a new generation of identity management services. The new generation service providers have the trust of the consumers. They will be able to safely
combine the user controlled Internet user accounts with their verified
identities, and still be user-friendly.
Based on the NorthID vision, the following technologies and standards
have a key role in the new generation identity management methods.
- Secure communication protocols and cryptographic methods,
which offer the technological basis for secure identity services. - Strong authentication token technologies, such as two-factor
authentication methods and PKI technologies. - Federated authentication architectures, which integrate the relying
parties and identity service providers into large interoperable and
international networks of trust.
Expertise
NorthID has worked in a number of projects in the following areas of expertise. Customers are mainly large telecom operators (e.g. TeliaSonera), financial organizations (e.g. VISA) and government agencies (e.g. Finnish Ministry of Finance).
On-line Authentication Business Models and Technologies
The NorthID advisers have a long and extensive experience of on-line authentication business models and technologies for large Internet communities and demanding on-line services, such as on-line banking and public services. The expertise covers on-line token technologies, such as one-time passwords, PKI certificates and authentication hardware technologies. NorthID has a particularly deep knowledge in the area of authentication services, which are designed for consumers.
International Federated Architectures
NorthID is a well-recognized adviser in the area of international federated authentication architectures. The NorthID advisers have experience of design and implementation of SAML, WS-Federation, 3-D Secure, OpenID and Information Cards protocols. NorthID has participated in several protocol development and implementation projects.
On-line Financial and Public Services
The NorthID advisers have worked for more than ten years in the financial and public sector on-line service development. The company has achieved in-depth knowledge about the architectures required for sensitive information services, such as financial or identity data.
