Who Goes There?: Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy

Who Goes There?: Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy explores authentication technologies (passwords, PKI, biometrics, etc.) and their implications for the privacy of the individuals being authenticated. The book explains how privacy is affected by system design decisions.

Book Description

It also describes government s unique role in authentication and what this means for how government can use authentication with minimal invasions of privacy.The book explains how privacy is affected by system design decisions. It also describes government s unique role in authentication and what this means for how government can use authentication with minimal invasions of privacy. In addition, Who Goes There? outlines usability and security considerations and provides a primer on privacy law and policy.

Table of Contents

• Introduction and Overview
• Authentication in the Abstract
• Privacy Challenges in Authentication Systems
• Security and Usability
• Authentication Technologies
• Authentication, Privacy, and the Roles of Government
• A Toolkit for Privacy in the Context of Authentication

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