Here is another quick post about yet another new feature in PS6. As many of you know we have supported identity propagation for a long time. However as things have evolved - it is clear that propagating just identities is not sufficient. We need to propagate additional contextual information - this may include for ex:
a) In the Mobile world - for example this can include whether the user is using a device that is jail broken or not
b) In the Banking space - the geo-location from where an ATM debit card or credit card might be getting used by the user.
In fact Marc Boroditsky spoke about this in Oracle Open World 2012.
This sets up the need for propagating not just the identity but the entire context! In PS6 we have taken a step in this direction.
Note: There are still some limitations - SOA Suite/OSB - for example don't yet support the ability to propagate the entire identity context.