Abstract: A virtual identity and context module may generate a virtual identity for a user. Virtual identities for different categories of users may be sourced from disparate identity services. For example, a first authentication of the user provided by a first identity service may be identified. A first virtual attribute field of the virtual identity may be populated or filled based on a first attribute field associated with the first identity service. A second identity service associated with the user may also be identified. A second virtual attribute field of the virtual identity may be populated or filled based on a second attribute field associated with the second identity service. Access to an application may be provided to a user based on the virtual attribute fields of the virtual identity that has been generated for the user.

Abstract: An authentication sequencing and normalization module may receive a first authentication associated with a user and assign a level of assurance value to the user based on the first authentication from a first identity service of a specific type. If the user is associated with a second authentication, based on a second identity service of an alternate type, then the level of assurance value assigned to the user may be incremented. Furthermore, access to an application by the user may be allowed if the incremented level of assurance value assigned to the user meets or exceeds a second level of assurance value of a policy assigned to the application. Different users may be authenticated in the authentication sequencing and normalization module by disparate identity services.

Abstract: A virtual identity and context module may generate a virtual identity for a user. Virtual identities for different categories of users may be sourced from disparate identity services. For example, a first authentication of the user provided by a first identity service may be identified. A first virtual attribute field of the virtual identity may be populated or filled based on a first attribute field associated with the first identity service. A second identity service associated with the user may also be identified. A second virtual attribute field of the virtual identity may be populated or filled based on a second attribute field associated with the second identity service. Access to an application may be provided to a user based on the virtual attribute fields of the virtual identity that has been generated for the user.