Example

Example scenario

Consider that the eco-system provides the base use case of a ‘strong digital identity’. It would thus provide the following high-level scenario.

Scenario Name: Preliminary use for IdEF
Scenario Description: In this scenario, a preliminary use for a digital identity is captured – that of obtaining a digital identity from an IdP and using it to create an account at an RP. Additionally, it is imagined that for the IdP and RP to work together, they need to be part of a ‘trust framework’, and that the IdP and RP have as yet unidentified interactions with ‘the’/’a’ trust framework provider.
Corresponds to: None

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From the above figure, following are the interactions
A. User registers for a digital identity
B. User gets a credential associated with the identity
C. User opens an account with a relying party using the above identity
D. User logs back into the same account at the relying party using the same identity
X. Identity Provider 'gets into the Trust Framework'
Y. Relying Party 'gets into the same Trust Framework'

Interaction Details

More detailed description for the interactions are

A. User registers for a digital identity

   Parties involved: User, IdP
   Direction of the interaction: User goes to IdP (web site)
   Data: TBD (What does the user give to IdP in order to be able to register?)
   Sub-scenario: none

B. User gets a credential associated with the identity

   Parties involved: User, IdP
   Direction of the interaction: User goes to IdP (web site)
   Data: TBD (What does the user give to IdP in order to be able to associate a credential to a particular identity?)
   Sub-scenario: none

C. User opens an account with a relying party using the above identity

   Parties involved: User, RP
   Direction of the interaction: User goes to RP (web site)
   Data: N/A 
   Sub-scenario: Example Login Scenario

D. User logs back into the same account at the relying party using the same identity

   Parties involved: User, RP
   Direction of the interaction: User goes to RP (web site)
   Data: N/A 
   Sub-scenario: Example Login Scenario

X. Identity Provider 'gets into the Trust Framework'

   Parties involved: IdP, TFP
   Direction of the interaction: IdP approaches TFP
   Data: TBD
   Sub-scenario: Example Service Provider Enrolling into TFP

Y. Relying Party 'gets into the same Trust Framework'

   Parties involved: RP, TFP
   Direction of the interaction: RP approaches TFP
   Data: TBD
   Sub-scenario: Example Service Provider Enrolling into TFP