Based on a new report on User Centric (Strong) Authentication, Martin Kuppinger will talk about trends for authenticating users at the Identity Provider and the opportunities we observe there – from simple approaches to strong authentication up to the use of tokens like the new electronic passports. The different options, their strengths and weaknesses are compared. Beyond this, Martin Kuppinger will also discuss which type of authentication is required for which type of interaction and transaction based on user-centric technologies.