2idi i-broker weblog

2idi Corporation has released stable-0.7.5, of the Identity Commons Core I-Broker Free and Open Source Software. This release marks another milestone in development as we’re now able to integrate community sites more effectively, bringing the goal of the widespread adoption of free community i-names one step closer to reality. 2idi has created this software and uses it to power the only i-broker offering global and community i-names currently in operation.

2idi is committed to the creation of a free and open source implementation of a dataweb services provider, also known as an i-broker, unencumbered by intellectual property or other restrictions. Simply put, in order for people to have control, they must have a choice regarding not only who can see their data, for what purpose and how that data is used, but also where it is stored and by whom it will be managed. So our software MUST be open source in order to ensure that our customers have that choice. If we did anything to “lock in” our customers, it would be against this very purpose.

It is through this transparency that we plan to prosper - by creating a brand that is stable, secure, open and thus deserving of trust. We understand that anyone making disclosures of personal or otherwise sensitive information must feel safe from harm, real or imagined. Once people have a place they can trust, they can choose to “open up” in order to receive desired services, make better connections and work together more effectively.

Our goal is to make this technology so safe that even we - the owners of this system - could not pry into people’s lives - or retrieve their Real Names - without their consent. Such trust and safety offers unparalleled opportunities for matching, social networking, cooperation and true, permission-based marketing in ways as yet unavailable without total loss of control over one’s personal information.

All of our “proprietary” software extensions will be licensed under the Affero General Public License that will guarantee that even our premium services are not capable of locking in our customers should they choose - for whatever reason - to migrate their data elsewhere. We plan to gain our customer’s trust because we are trust worthy.

2idi has actively engaged with partners spanning the corporate and non-profit worlds to get them up and running with our free and open source code base. Our plan is to see some other i-brokers in operation this summer, which will help to fulfil our purpose of giving people increased choice.

Technical highlights of this release:

• We can now register community i-names and i-name enable sites
• Single sign-on has been substantially revamped, including:

• simplified installation for service providers
• a new single-click logout process
• architectural changes for increased SAML interoperability

Code and developer information is available on our wiki. Contact us via our @2idi*contact page.

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