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Digital Identity Guidelines (Special Publication 800-63)
Strength of function for authenticators (SOFA)
Attribute metadata
Privacy-Enhanced Identity Brokers
Strength of identity proofing
International Government Assurance Profile (iGov)
Publications
Recent releases
Digital Identity Guidelines (Special Publication 800-63)
GitHub | PDFs: SP 800-63-3, SP 800-63A, SP 800-63B, SP 800-63C
Attribute Metadata: A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes (NISTIR 8112)
PDF
Developing Trust Frameworks to Support Identity Federations (NISTIR 8149)
PDF
An Introduction to Privacy Engineering and Risk Management in Federal Systems (NISTIR 8062)
PDF
Advanced Identity Workshop on Applying Measurement Science in the Identity Ecosystem: Summary and Next Steps (NISTIR 8103)
PDF
An Introduction to Privacy Engineering and Risk Management in Federal Systems (NISTIR 8062)
PDF
Attribute Metadata: A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes (NISTIR 8112)
PDF
Developing Trust Frameworks to Support Identity Federations (NISTIR 8149)
PDF
Digital Identity Guidelines (Special Publication 800-63)
GitHub | PDFs: SP 800-63-3, SP 800-63A, SP 800-63B, SP 800-63C
NSTIC Pilots: Catalyzing the Identity Ecosystem (NISTIR 8054)
PDF
Strength of Function for Authenticators - Biometrics (SOFA-B): Discussion Draft
GitHub
Measurement science documents and more
Attribute Metadata NISTIR Project Charter | Link
Attribute Metadata and Confidence Scoring Discussion Draft | PDF
Strength of Biometric Authentication | Link
Measuring Strength of Authentication Discussion Draft | PDF
Strength of Identity Proofing | Link
Measuring Strength of Identity Proofing Discussion Draft | PDF
International Government Assurance Profile (iGov) Working Group Draft Project Charter | Link
Economic Case Study: The Impact of NSTIC on the Internal Revenue Service | PDF
Created June 14, 2017, Updated April 12, 2021