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Digital Identity Guidelines: Federation and Assertions

Digital Identity Guidelines: Federation and Assertions
2017
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Author(s): 
Paul A. Grassi, Ellen M. Nadeau, Justin P. Richer, Sarah K. Squire, James L. Fenton, Naomi B. Lefkovitz, Jamie M. Danker, Yee-Yin Choong, Kristen K. Greene, Mary F. Theofanos
Digital Identity Guidelines: Federation and Assertions
Source Sector(s)
Government Agency
Benefits Program
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Level of Government
Federal/National
Location
United States
Format
Report

These guidelines provide technical requirements for federal agencies implementing digital identity services and are not intended to constrain the development or use of standards outside of this purpose. This guideline focuses on the use of federated identity and the use of assertions to implement identity federations. Federation allows a given credential service provider to provide authentication and (optionally) subscriber attributes to a number of separately-administered relying parties.