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IDEF Baseline Functional Requirements v1.1

IDEF Baseline Functional Requirements v1.1

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Table of Contents: IDEF Baseline Functional Requirements v1.1

Below is the list of the titles of each of the Requirements and Best Practices comprising the IDEF Baseline Functional Requirements v1.1. Each title on this page provides a link to a separate page on this website (wiki) containing the text of the item.

Additional commentary and supplemental material is in development and will be linked to each requirement page. In the requirement text: (a) Short titles for each item are included for indexing and ease of reading, but are not considered normative. (b) Certain words are CAPITALIZED for ease of review and identifying specific roles, but that capitalization is not considered normative.

A formal printed version of these same Requirements as approved, with IDESG logos, can be downloaded from: IDEF-Baseline-Requirement-v1.0-with-Supplemental-Guidance-FINAL-10152015

Scope

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) envisions widespread, trusted identity exchanges using federated methods that are secure, interoperable, privacy-enhancing and easy to use. Realization of that vision will require companies, agencies and individuals to perform at a new level. The Requirements are our first step towards that goal, by describing a set of functions that parties must be able to fulfill, and a set of criteria for assessing those capabilities.

The Requirements are an informed step forward in privacy, security, interoperability and usability based on the work of the IDESG’s diverse membership of practitioners expert in their respective fields.

Identity Ecosystem stakeholders can use the Requirements to identify and measure capabilities and services today and identify others to implement. IDESG‘s Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF) includes guidance, listing and self-reporting facilities, in its IDEF Registry. The IDEF Registry supports reporting by identity service providers of their self-assessments. IDESG plans include an option to expand this program to also accommodate third-party certification, based on execution of the initial listing and IDESG’s outreach, activities and stakeholder input.

Interpretation

IDESG has approved and provided a Glossary of Terms for the IDEF program, and a list of certain definitions, linked below. Defined terms that are used in these Requirements are hyperlinked, in the Requirement text displayed in this wiki, to the relevant definitions.

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