Level of Assurance

Full Title

Early Identity Assurance combined Identity Proofing and Authentication into a single list of four Level of Assurance criteria.

Context

Specification from NIST and ISO are general and difficult to apply in real world situations.

Solutions

Federations are likely to specify a detailed set of criteria that apply to their particular circumstances.

Healthcare

• National HIE Governance Forum - Identity and Access Management for Health Information Exchange
• Direct Trust response to Request for Information on Updates to ONC’s Voluntary Personal Health Record Model Privacy Notice, 2016-04239

References

• NIST SP 800-63-1
• NIST SP 800-63-2
• ISO/IEC 29115 Entity Authentication Assurance