Web Commerce Security Design and Development

Kantara

Formerly Liberty Alliance, Kantara Initiative¹⁷ is a new global identity, Web, and developer community made up of enterprise deployers, mobile operators, Web 2.0 service providers, e-government agencies, IT vendors, and consumer electronics vendors, along with developers and members of the open source, legal, and privacy communities. These individuals and organizations are coming together here to collaboratively address the harmonization and interoperability challenges that exist between enterprise identity systems, Web 2.0 applications and services, and Web-based initiatives. Kantara Initiative is an independent, non-profit organization formed as a Program of IEEE-ISTO¹⁸ for secretariat and legal support. Kantara Initiative is governed by a volunteer Leadership Council made up of the Chairs of all Work Groups. It is funded by the support of Members, especially Trustee level Members. Anyone who wishes to make the financial investment in Kantara Initiative can be a Trustee. The heart of Kantara Initiative is its Work Groups and Discussion Groups. Membership is encouraged but not required to be a full voting Participant in any Work Group or Discussion Group (and non-Members can serve on the Leadership Council).