Kantara Initiative
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Type | Information Technology and Services – Industry consortium and professional trade organization |
| Focus | Trust framework operations for digital identity management and personal data privacy |
| Origins | Founded by members from a range of identity management industry consortia from 2001 to 2008 |
| Method | Programs, Recommendations, Conferences, Publications |
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| Website | kantarainitiative |
Kantara Initiative, Inc. is a 501 c(6) non-profit industry consortium and professional trade association dedicated to advancing technical & legal innovation and trust framework operations related to digital identity management and data privacy.
The Kantara Initiative was established in 2009 by a group of identity management (IDM) technical interoperability organizations. Responding to industry consortia fragmentation, Kantara aimed to form a unified, transparent and inclusive member organization for digital identity community stakeholders.
Kantara translates to “wooden bridge” in Kiswahili, a hybrid language between Arabic and Bantu, and that’s showcased in the bridge of Kantara’s logo. The name is attributed to Nat Sakimura of NRI, Kantara Board Director and Open ID Foundation Chair, as he spent his childhood in Africa.
In 2011, Kantara focused on serving the needs of relying parties. Kantara did so by developing and operationalizing services for federated trust frameworks. Private and public sector relying party organizations (initially from the United States, but now increasingly worldwide) joined the initiative with the goals of building identity and credential requirements and complementing the vision and missions of other industry consortia, such as Customer Commons, FIDO Alliance, IDESG, and the Open Identity Exchange.
Kantara enjoys significant cross-industry support due to its principles of transparency, low/no barrier participation and democracy. As organizations develop their individual niches and pursuits, the industry at large is strengthened by a broad common purpose for a greater good.
Formerly an affiliate program under IEEE-ISTO, Kantara Initiative self-incorporated as a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization consortium and professional trade association in January 2016. This change reflected the growing influence and stature of the organization dedicated to advancing technical and legal innovation and trust framework operations related to the digital identity management and data privacy. Companies within the community include CA Technologies, Experian, ForgeRock, IEEE-SA, Internet Society, Nomura Research Institute, Radiant Logic, SecureKey Technologies and several national governments. More than sixty leading organizations, hundreds of participants, enterprise and governments make up Kantara’s members.
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