Abstract: A method for browsing a data communications network includes requesting user data from a user-controlled secure device if a network site that requires the user data is accessed. The request is performed prior to requesting the user data from another device. The method also includes sending the user data to a network server associated with the network site if the user data is received from the user-controlled secure device. According to another aspect, a method for servicing data communications network information units includes receiving user data associated with a network site, using the user data if the user data includes static user data and reconstructing the user data before using the user data if the user data includes dynamic user data.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a service on a data communications network, the method includes enrolling with an authority and using the enrollment results to obtain a service from a service provider. The enrolling creates enrollment results that include user data.

Abstract: A method for enhanced quality of identification in a data communications network includes obtaining a user identifier that includes an identification server ID and an identification randomized ID. The identification server ID identifies an identification server peer group. The identification server peer group includes at least one server that maintains a mapping between an identification randomized ID and a user authentication peer group capable of authenticating a user associated with a particular randomized ID, and a mapping between the identification randomized ID and user information. The method also includes requesting authorization of the user by presenting the user identifier to a corresponding identification server peer group. Each server in the identification server peer group is configured to search for one or more matching entries including the randomized ID.

Abstract: A method for managing identification in a data communications network includes receiving a user-controlled secure storage device and enrolling the user with an authority network site. The enrolling includes providing information requested by the authority network site. The method also includes receiving user data in response to the enrolling, storing the user data in the user-controlled secure storage device, enabling the user-controlled secure storage device to release the user data and using the user data at a service provider network site to obtain a service.

Abstract: A method for controlling user access to distributed resources on a data communications network includes receiving a resource request. The request includes a rights key credential that includes at least one key to provide access to a resource on the data communications network. The rights key credential also includes a resource identifier that includes a resource server peer group ID and a randomized ID. The resource server peer group ID identifies a resource server peer group. The resource server peer group includes at least one server that maintains a mapping between a randomized ID and the at least one key. The method also includes providing access to the resource using the at least one key.

Abstract: A method for including opcode information in an opcode includes numbering the opcode such that a property of the opcode is represented by at least one bit of the opcode. According to one aspect, the number of data units required to advance to the next opcode is encoded into the opcode value itself. According to another aspect, opcodes are numbered such that opcodes having the same properties have opcode values in the same opcode range.

Abstract: Meta object facility repository event notification may be accomplished through the use of listener interfaces implemented by event listeners and event source interfaces implemented by objects at the repository. The listeners may register for event notifications of a particular type by passing a registration call for the event type to an appropriate event source interface. Additionally, listeners may register for listening to event notifications of any combination of event sub-types by passing a registration call (together with a bitmask indicating the event sub-types combinations) to a combination event type source interface. If an event occurs, an event object (describing the occurred event) is created by the event source and then it is passed via a notification call to each of the listeners registered for notifications of this particular event type or sub-type. This provides notification of the occurrence of events to the listeners.