Review of Barriers for Federated Identity Adoption for Users and Organizations

TL;DR

This paper reviews the barriers and enablers affecting the adoption of Federated Identity Management (FIM) among organizations and users, highlighting trust issues and potential for simplified authentication methods like social login.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of the acceptance levels and barriers for FIM adoption across different sectors and user groups.

Findings

FIM is widely accepted in educational, commercial, and government sectors.

Trust remains a significant barrier for general population adoption.

Social login methods could facilitate broader acceptance.

Abstract

A look at Identity as a Service (IDaaS) and Federated Identity Management (FIM) and acceptance amongst organizations, users, and general population. While FIM has shown acceptance amongst educational, commercial and government organizations, the general population acting has not seen the level of trust as the former. What are the barriers or enablers for acceptance that might allow, in the extreme example, the ability to logon to a bank with your Facebook credentials and transact business?