DIGITAL LIBRARY
IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION VS. IDENTIFICATION: ONLINE LEARNING IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
ProctorU (UNITED STATES)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2015 Proceedings
Publication year: 2015
Page: 2920 (abstract only)
ISBN: 978-84-608-2657-6
ISSN: 2340-1095
Conference name: 8th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 18-20 November, 2015
Location: Seville, Spain
Abstract:
Key distinctions this presentation will address are the differences between identity authentication and verification. Identity verification typically equates to logging in with LMS credentials. This is an insecure form of verification that can be defined as a single factor component that relies on seeing the same person consistently return.

The session will outline technical tools and procedural methods to authenticate the identity of students and to combat the growing fraud in distance education programs. Frictionless authentication aims to verify that the correct individual is participating by using a multi-factor approach, requiring something students have, something they are and something they know.

The session will also take a examine the rising tide of fraud being committed in the United States by analyzing current federal regulations and Department of Education Inspector General recommendations that have yet to be implemented.
Keywords:
Identity authentication, distance education, identity management.