What is the Higgins project?
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Higgins project is an open -ended source initiative to give individuals more control over how their information is used online. Its aim is to create a new software layer on which you can build and expand with other components and adapters. The project divides identity information into small pieces of data known as cards that can be controlled by the user and is to replace traditional password -based login systems. The project developers create software -based software components and also encourage others to build Higgins support into their applications and services. The project framework architecture allows you to adapt existing technologies as needed, and Higgins is already compatible with several protocols and services related to the management and management of identity, or simply highgins. Its main objective is to improve the user's check over their personal data by creating an abstract layer, the secondary platform to which they can onOjit other components. Developers have access to this directly through the Higgins programming interface (API) or through service adapters and plugins. The team for Higgins is developing both the framework and other components that connect to it. It is a project with an open source code and developers are recommended to create their own components using the framework.
The cornerstone of the Higgins project is the concept of division of identity information into small pieces known as cards that can be easily managed by the user. This card system is somewhat similar to people that people store information about plastic cards in their wallets. In a digital context, cards may contain information from credit card numbers to a person to a person. Personal cards created by the user contain personal data such as login data while managed cards issued by trusted organization or companyT may contain financial information or other data.
Early field focusing area related to the Higgins project was a card management software, also known as a card voter. These selectors use the graphical interface to display available cards, almost as if they were opening a digital wallet. Browser plugins known as active clients provide the way this card system is used with existing web technologies. Other card selectors run natively on a user or even a mobile device. Higgins also develops resources for sites that issue managed cards known as identity providers, and for relying on the parties - sites relying on identity providers for verification purposes
Architecture of the Higgins Abstracting Layers means that many existing identity and technology management protocols can be used. Identity -based identity services such as Access Protcol's light directory can be supported as data sourcesand Microsoft Active Directory®. Protocols such as OpenID are supported as Microsoft Cardspace ™ technology as a HIGGINS card source.