Cybersecurity through an Identity Management System

Abstract— Cybersecurity is a concern,of growing,importance,as internet usage continues to spread,into new,areas. Strong authentication combined,with accountability is a powerful,measure,towards,indi- viduals’ protection against any type of identity theft. On the other hand, such strong identification raises privacy concerns. In this paper, we argue that authentication, accountability and privacy can be combined into a single, deployable identity management system,which,can,be adopted,to current,citizenship database infrastructures. More specifically, we present the properties that such a system,would,need,in order to meet,the applications,of current infrastructures, aid in general operations of day to day life, and take into consideration the privacy of individuals.