NIST digital identity guidelines

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U.S. government guideline cybersecurity guideline digital identity standard

NIST digital identity guidelines are a set of U.S. government standards that define best practices and assurance levels for secure, privacy-conscious digital identity proofing, authentication, and lifecycle management.

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Label	Occurrences
NIST Digital Identity Guidelines	2
NIST SP 800-63 Digital Identity Guidelines	2
NIST digital identity guidelines canonical	2
NIST SP 800-63	1
NIST SP 800-63-3	1
NIST SP 800-63B	1
SP 800-63B: Authentication and Lifecycle Management	1
SP 800-63C: Federation and Assertions	1

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Target entity: NIST digital identity guidelines
Context triple: [ID.me, compliesWithStandard, NIST digital identity guidelines]

A. NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
B. Article IX – Authentication and Identification
Article IX – Authentication and Identification is the portion of the Federal Rules of Evidence that governs how parties must prove that documents, records, and other items of evidence are genuine before they can be admitted in court.
C. GAC Principles and Guidelines
GAC Principles and Guidelines are a set of policy frameworks and best-practice recommendations developed to guide governments’ participation and advice on public policy issues related to the global Domain Name System within ICANN.
D. FBI data governance policies
FBI data governance policies are the formal rules and standards that regulate how the FBI manages, protects, and uses its information and intelligence data across the organization.
E. RFC 8017
RFC 8017 is the Internet standard that specifies the RSA Cryptography Standard (PKCS #1), defining algorithms and formats for RSA encryption and digital signatures.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: NIST digital identity guidelines
Target entity description: NIST digital identity guidelines are a set of U.S. government standards that define best practices and assurance levels for secure, privacy-conscious digital identity proofing, authentication, and lifecycle management.

A. NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
B. Article IX – Authentication and Identification
Article IX – Authentication and Identification is the portion of the Federal Rules of Evidence that governs how parties must prove that documents, records, and other items of evidence are genuine before they can be admitted in court.
C. GAC Principles and Guidelines
GAC Principles and Guidelines are a set of policy frameworks and best-practice recommendations developed to guide governments’ participation and advice on public policy issues related to the global Domain Name System within ICANN.
D. FBI data governance policies
FBI data governance policies are the formal rules and standards that regulate how the FBI manages, protects, and uses its information and intelligence data across the organization.
E. RFC 8017
RFC 8017 is the Internet standard that specifies the RSA Cryptography Standard (PKCS #1), defining algorithms and formats for RSA encryption and digital signatures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. government guideline ⓘ cybersecurity guideline ⓘ digital identity standard ⓘ
abbreviation	NIST SP 800-63 Digital Identity Guidelines ⓘ linked to: NIST digital identity guidelines
addresses	binding of authenticators to subscribers ⓘ credential lifecycle management ⓘ federated assertions ⓘ identity fraud mitigation ⓘ remote identity proofing ⓘ revocation of authenticators ⓘ session management ⓘ
appliesTo	federal agencies ⓘ federal information systems ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
definesConcept	Authenticator Assurance Level ⓘ Federation Assurance Level ⓘ Identity Assurance Level ⓘ
emphasizes	privacy ⓘ security ⓘ usability ⓘ
focusesOn	authentication ⓘ digital identity proofing ⓘ federation ⓘ lifecycle management of digital identities ⓘ
includesDocument	NIST SP 800-63 ⓘ linked to: NIST digital identity guidelines NIST SP 800-63-3 ⓘ linked to: NIST digital identity guidelines NIST SP 800-63A ⓘ linked to: SP 800-63A: Enrollment and Identity Proofing NIST SP 800-63B ⓘ linked to: NIST digital identity guidelines NIST SP 800-63C ⓘ
includesSection	SP 800-63A: Enrollment and Identity Proofing ⓘ SP 800-63B: Authentication and Lifecycle Management ⓘ linked to: NIST digital identity guidelines SP 800-63C: Federation and Assertions ⓘ linked to: NIST digital identity guidelines
intendedFor	federal policy makers ⓘ security architects ⓘ system designers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
partOf	NIST Special Publication 800 series ⓘ linked to: NIST SP 800 series
publishedBy	National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ
recommends	minimization of personal data collection ⓘ multi-factor authentication ⓘ phishing-resistant authenticators ⓘ separation of duties between identity proofing and authorization ⓘ
relatedTo	OMB identity policy ⓘ federal zero trust strategies ⓘ
supportsApproach	federated identity management ⓘ privacy by design ⓘ risk management ⓘ
usedFor	design of digital identity systems ⓘ risk-based authentication ⓘ

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