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Friday, July 12, 2002
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/462069p-3696712c.html Group set to unveil new Web ID standard D. IAN HOPPER, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON (July 10, 2002 4:11 p.m. EDT) - An industry coalition is set to unveil standards for identity authentication on the Internet, the first step toward making the task of remembering long lists of Web site passwords a thing of the past. The Liberty Alliance, which includes companies like Sun Microsystems, Sony, American Express, Mastercard and Bank of America, plans to release the details Monday. The standard is designed to make it easy to log into different systems - from making online purchases to checking bank or credit card accounts - while making different authentication systems speak the same language. That realm is currently dominated by Microsoft, whose Passport system runs on about 200 Web sites....
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