ISO/IEC 29115 Entity Authentication Assurance

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Title: Entity Authentication Assurance


URL: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=45138


Version: 2013


Date: 2013-03-27


Description

ISO/IEC 29115:2013 provides a framework for managing entity authentication assurance in a given context.

Abstract

In particular, it:

  • specifies four levels of entity authentication assurance;
  • specifies criteria and guidelines for achieving each of the four levels of entity authentication assurance;
  • provides guidance for mapping other authentication assurance schemes to the four LoAs;
  • provides guidance for exchanging the results of authentication that are based on the four LoAs; and
  • provides guidance concerning controls that should be used to mitigate authentication threats.

Derived from NIST SP 800-63-2 which has been replaced in the US by version 3.