Identity – do I own my identity or does my identity own me? To be clear about the concept of identity, let’s define it as a set of features which are supposed to distinguish me from any other person. In a more simple language I would say my identity is the comprehensive answer to the question of “Who am I?” If I wanted to give an answer which I am able to prove , after a few moments of silence, I would go with: “I am who I am!” I could have started introducing myself with all those commonly known identity basics. But then the problem would be that I could not prove any of it!

Or if I could provide my proof for owning any of those features, I call them building blocks of my identity, it would be just context sensitive and nothing close to an absolute provable fact. I wish I were not identified with the identity elements which my surrounding societies attach to me. I would call my assumed identity a pseudo-identity! I do not own the elements of my pseudo-identity and I am not able to control them. And I can see that sooner or later, this pseudo-identity will take over who I am! I am not who I am, I am the truth in the silent moments before answering the question “Who am I?”

Alright, let’s step back to the beautiful identity-based (or in my definition pseudo-identity based) secure world we living in right now! I have been given the pleasure of writing about technical aspects of different security technologies widely used in our surroundings. I would like my audience to know what they read in my blogs is just based on the current security infrastructures we have available and that are accepted by the majority of people. Personally, I do not believe that any pseudo-identity based security technologies will beef up your security level the way that you want! In my next blog, you will read about PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and all the safety and security that it brings to you!