Introduction

This is the Glynx client manual covering the Glynx Professional PC client application. The application is continually being improved and expanded to make it easier for you to make your internet private. This manual is likewise under constant revision so there may be times when the content here does not exactly match the version of Glynx Professional that you may be running. Please be assured that we are working very hard to make the documentation as useful as possible for Glynx users. You may also find that the forums contain discussions relevant to the most recent versions of the application.

We will start with a few words about developments in the world of internet communication.

In the search for a better world of web-based communications, the concepts Identity 1.0 and Identity 2.0 have been developed.

Identity 1.0 is the world you are probably used to. Every web site has it’s own registration and is pretty much disconnected from every other web site. More signifcantly, every web service ‘owns’ the data you put there. Typically, Identity 1.0 web services:

• requires site registration
• relies on unverified identification
• is never private
• is directory centric and controlled by central servers
• service provider is the arbiter of all relationships
• requires a multiplicity of usernames and passwords.
  

Identity 2.0 is the world we’re moving to. Online ervices are based on a web of trust and you have total control of your information. Typically, Identity 2.0 web services:

• requires mutually acceptable credentials
• trust can be assured through credential verification
• is as private as you want it to be
• is user centric, peer-to-peer and not controlled or mediated centrally
• service provider plays no part in evolving relationships
• web interactions can be controlled by a single username and password.
  

For a neat introduction to Identity 2.0 see Dick Hardt’s presentation http://www.identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/

• Glynx is a new Identity 2.0 buse allowing you to communicate online in total privacy and security. It is based around the concept of an online address book with additional applications .
• Glynx works with your current information management systems such as Outlook, Thunderbrid, Skype, GMail, Facebook and others.
• You choose what contact information about yourself you share with others, from nothing to everything.
• All information is encrypted before sending peer-to-peer and Glynx cannot monitor communications.
• You can choose to make certain information non-encrypted and public.
• You can ask Glynx to confirm your IDs (and the IDs of those you choose to communicate with) to limit identity fraud.
• Your address book is automatically updated by other Glynx users sharing their details with you.
  

Glynx also aims to comply with the seven laws of identity, as defined by Kim Cameron at http://www.identityblog.com/?page_id=354.

The Glynx concepts section provides some background information and a detailed look at the various elements that make Glynx work.

The Glossary of terms contains explanations of terms used in the software and this manual.

To the left is a set of useful links. In the FAQs and Community Forums you’ll find additional information. Comments, queries or suggestions.

Don’t hesitate! Contact us via the Glynx Community Forums or the feedback form.

The Glynx team.

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