Download or read book Contemporary Identity and Access Management Architectures: Emerging Research and Opportunities written by Ng, Alex Chi Keung and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the proliferation of distributed mobile technologies and heavy usage of social media, identity and access management has become a very challenging area. Businesses are facing new demands in implementing solutions, however, there is a lack of information and direction. Contemporary Identity and Access Management Architectures: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that explores management of an organization’s identities, credentials, and attributes which assures the identity of a user in an extensible manner set for identity and access administration. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as biometric application programming interfaces, telecommunication security, and role-based access control, this book is geared towards academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on identity and access management.