Open Identity Exchange
= Open Identity Trust Framework provider
URL = http://openidentityexchange.org/
Description
"Open identity technologies like OpenID and Information Cards reduce the friction of using the Web, much like credit cards reduce the friction of paying for goods and services. However, they also introduce a new problem: who do you trust? In other words, how does a relying party know it can trust credentials from an identity service provider without knowing if that provider’s security, privacy, and operational policies are strong enough to protect the relying party’s interests? This is not a technology problem. It is a business, legal, and social problem. That's the problem OIX was formed to solve.
OIX is the first Open Identity Trust Framework provider. This means it follows an open market model to provide the certification services needed to deliver the levels of identity assurance and protection needed by communities like the U.S. government, PBS, OCLC, the telco LIDB Forum, and others. If you are a provider of identity services, a site that wants to consume identity credentials from certified providers, or a professional IT industry assessor or auditor, this is the market for you." (http://openidentityexchange.org/about)