As of mid-1998, no high level consensus has been reached on the constitution and control of a national authentication framework. Numerous detailed issues are still playing out, including law reform, technology neutrality, and privacy. As a result, a state of confusion exists which is inhibiting the rollout of much business-to-business e-commerce. This paper will analyse the issues, and, with reference to case studies, show how a marketplace for authentication products and services is emerging. The paper will show how business peoples' needs for authentication can be prioritised and implemented, without losing time -- and competitiveness -- while the overarching framework is worked out.
Speaker
Stephen Wilson is one of Australia's foremost experts in digital
certificates and public key infrastructure, with twelve years experience in
electronic commerce, information technology and R&D. He is in charge of the
KPMG Certificate Authority in Sydney and has business development
responsibility for the firm's CA services throughout Asia Pacific (KPMG is
the first “Big Five” services firm to enter the CA market). Stephen is a
member of the Standards Australia PKAF committee, the APEC Electronic
Authentication Working Group, and the Certification Forum of Australia, and
was an industry observer for the commonwealth’s Project Gatekeeper.