Information Cards are like digital versions of the cards in your wallet. You can make personal cards for signing in to websites - they are like passwords but are much harder to steal. You can use a single card to sign into multiple websites.
You can also download managed cards from organizations like banks, associations, and businesses. When you want to prove something about yourself to a website, for instance "I am a member of club X" or "I work for company Y", show that website a managed card. A managed card is sometimes stored on your computer, but the information it conveys is not.
Using software like Windows CardSpace, you control which cards you get and how you use them. There is no centralized service and no one tracking how or when you use your cards - that information is between you, the card issuer, and the website where you share your cards.
Information Cards are like digital versions of the cards in your wallet. You can make personal cards for signing in to websites - they are like passwords but are much harder to steal. You can use a single card to sign into multiple websites.
You can also download managed cards from organizations like banks, associations, and businesses. When you want to prove something about yourself to a website, for instance "I am a member of club X" or "I work for company Y", show that website a managed card. A managed card is sometimes stored on your computer, but the information it conveys is not.
Using software like Windows CardSpace, you control which cards you get and how you use them. There is no centralized service and no one tracking how or when you use your cards - that information is between you, the card issuer, and the website where you share your cards.
