Microsoft's CardSpace may help enterprises

You've heard of Microsoft's InfoCard, right? Now it is called CardSpace, and it is an access control mechanism that may allow enterprises to grant easy access to a third-party locally, so the corporate red tape can be duly avoided. The technology is part of Microsoft's .Net framework 3.0 (formerly WinFX). CardSpace should allow local management to temporarily open access for third-party vendors without having to jump through so many hoops, and can limit the access to particular users at particular times. Microsoft is touting this feature for helping businesses manage security access, which will be a breeze to use with Windows Vista early next year. Microsoft's focus here is that local users need to be able to grant access locally, but administrators need to have the ability to control and monitor access as they have traditionally. Giving local users this ability is key for eliminating the bottleneck that exists in most organizations to get access for outsiders to do a job for the company. This will also eliminate the problem of borrowed logons for third-parties and contractors as well.

[Via ZDNet]

Tags: .net, CardSpace, InfoCard, Microsoft, security, Vista, WinFX