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Decentralized Identity Explained

You're reading from   Decentralized Identity Explained Embrace decentralization for a more secure and empowering digital experience

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804617632
Length 392 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rohan Pinto Rohan Pinto
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1 - Digital Identity Era: Then
2. Chapter 1: The History of Digital Identity FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Identity Management Versus Access Management 4. Part 2 - Digital Identity Era: Now
5. Chapter 3: IAM Best Practices 6. Chapter 4: Trust Anchors/Sources of Truth and Their Importance 7. Chapter 5: Historical Source of Authority 8. Chapter 6: The Relationship between Trust and Risk 9. Chapter 7: Informed Consent and Why It Matters 10. Chapter 8: IAM – the Security Perspective 11. Part 3 - Digital Identity Era: The Near Future
12. Chapter 9: Self-Sovereign Identity 13. Chapter 10: Privacy by Design in the SSI Space 14. Chapter 11: Relationship between DIDs and SSI 15. Chapter 12: Protocols and Standards – DID Standards 16. Chapter 13: DID Authentication 17. Chapter 14: Identity Verification 18. Part 4 - Digital Identity Era: A Probabilistic Future
19. Chapter 15: Biometrics Security in Distributed Identity Management 20. Index 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Access control and authorization

It is critical to have adequate access control and authorization mechanisms in place to protect data confidentiality and prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information. This section focuses on recommended practices for access control inside an IAM architecture.

Access control is critical in preventing unauthorized disclosure, modification, or the destruction of organizational data. Organizations may guarantee that only authorized personnel can access certain resources based on their roles and responsibilities by adopting effective access control methods. Implementing role-based access control (RBAC) is one of the essential best practices for access control. RBAC assigns access privileges based on preset organizational roles. Users are given access privileges that correspond to their respective responsibilities, ensuring that they can only access the resources required to accomplish their tasks. Regular job-assignment reviews and modifications...

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