Exploring the Latest Updates in Global Assured Identity Network (GAIN) with Elizabeth Garber and Mark Haine
Let's talk about digital identity with Elizabeth Garber and Mark Haine, co-editors of the Global Assured Identity Network paper. In episode 95, Elizabeth Garber and Mark Haine, who were editors on the Global Assured Identity Network (GAIN) paper, join Oscar to share the latest updates for GAIN, including recapping what GAIN is, the challenges that have been faced, alongside successful case studies and what developments we can expect to see for the future of GAIN. [Transcript below] "It's all interconnected with standards development and has a really big impact on how identity systems will work, interoperable, in years to come." You’ll remember Elizabeth Garber, who was one of the lead editors of the GAIN paper - we interviewed her in episode 52 (back in October 2021). Elizabeth has a long background in Customer Strategy and Product Management. She has also led the Open Digital Trust Initiative at the Institute of International Finance and co-chairs the OpenID Foundation's GAIN technical proof-of-concept, which strives to create globally interoperable networks for exchanging high-assurance identity information. Since we last interviewed her, she co-founded IDPartner, a venture-backed startup that puts people in control of their digital identities. It will be a key player in any Global Assured Identity Network (GAIN) as interoperable networks begin to flourish. Elizabeth and Mark recently published a draft paper for the OpenID Foundation called “Human-Centric Design: a primer for government officials” which is all about how to design identity systems to sustain and promote human rights. It is open for public comment - and may feature on a future episode. You can find it on the OpenID Foundation website and blog, openid.net. Connect with Elizabeth on LinkedIn. Mark is an engineer and entrepreneur who has focussed his career on building solutions that enable business and mitigate risk in financial services. Through Considrd.Consulting Ltd. Mark and his team are providing strategic security consultancy to a range of clients. He has also taken on a leadership role in the OpenID Foundation as Co-Chair of the eKYC & Identity Assurance Working Group and is a co-author of OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance specification. Mark also is a board member of the Open Identity Exchange. Connect with Mark on LinkedIn. We’ll be continuing this conversation on Twitter using #LTADI – join us @ubisecure! Go to @Ubisecure on YouTube to watch the video transcript for episode 95. Podcast transcript Let’s Talk About Digital Identity, the podcast connecting identity and business. I am your host, Oscar Santolalla. Oscar Santolalla: Hello, everyone. You will remember Elizabeth Garber, who was one of the lead editors of the GAIN paper. We interviewed her in episode 52, late in 2021. Elizabeth has a long background in customer strategy and product management. She has also led the Open Digital Trust Initiative at the Institute of International Finance, and she co-chairs the OpenID Foundation's GAIN technical proof-of-concept. Since we last interviewed her, she co-founded IDPartner, a venture backed Start-Up that puts people in control of their digital identities. This will be a key player in any global assure identity network, as interoperable networks are beginning to flourish. We have a second guest. Our second guest today is Mark Haine. He is an engineer and entrepreneur who has focussed his career on building solutions that enable business and mitigate the risk in financial services through Considrd.Consulting Ltd. Mark and his team are providing strategic security consultancy to a range of clients. He has also taken on a leadership role on the OpenID Foundation as co-chair of the eKYC and Identity Assurance Working Group and is co-author of OpenID Connect for Identity Assurance Specification. Mark also is a board member of the Open Identity Exchange. Elizabeth and Mark recently published a draft pape...