!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is the surrounding environment and circumstances that determine meaning of [Digital Identity](s) and the [Policy](s) and protocols that govern their interactions. [{$pagename}] has a set of zero or more [Digital Identity]s and would typically be identified by a ContextId. * A set of [Claims] about one or more [Digital Identity] * Have zero or more [Identity Attributes] and is a [Digital Identity] * Has a schema ([ontology]) that describes kinds of [Entities] and [Attributes] that an instance of this [Context] contains. * Has its own security and [Access Control] [Policy] [{$pagename}] can be nested (e.g. [Organizational Entities|Organizational Entity] have sub-organizations, and there are systems within an enterprise/org, etc.) or related through other means (employment/HR system vs. customer system where same person is a [customer] and an employee). Thus federating the [Digital Identity](s) relevant to those [{$pagename}]s provides a [Federated Identity] view of a [Digital Subject] (or at least a partial "overall" view to those [{$pagename}]). !! [{$pagename}] maybe abstract Abstract [{$pagename}] are not resolvable to a physical Context instance. These maybe configured only by relationships between [Digital Identity]s Concrete [{$pagename}] are not abstract. Some examples: * through a network (or local) !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Wikipedia:Public_key_certificate] - Retrieved 2012-11-22