Electronic Authentication Guideline

Download or read book Electronic Authentication Guideline written by William E. Burr and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This recommendation provides technical guidelines for Federal agencies implementing electronic authentication and is not intended to constrain the development or use of standards outside of this purpose. The recommendation covers remote authentication of users (such as employees, contractors, or private individuals) interacting with government IT systems over open networks. It defines technical requirements for each of four levels of assurance in the areas of identity proofing, registration, tokens, management processes, authentication protocols and related assertions. This publication supersedes NIST SP 800-63-1.