In 2002, Boeing rolled out an extranet application before federated identity management was a viable alternative. The application allows mechanics at its airline customers to access maintenance and repair information over the Internet. Southwest Airlines wanted to administer its own user accounts in MyBoeingFleet. The two companies established a federated system, whereby authorized Southwest users can access appropriate Boeing resources with the same log-in. The real identity management problem is still inside the enterprise, says Phebe Waterfield, security analyst with The Yankee Group.”]
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