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Understanding the Major Update to NIST SP 800-63: Digital Identity Guidelines

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Author(s)

Michael E. Garcia, Paul A. Grassi, Kristina G. Rigopoulos, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

Abstract

This bulletin outlines the updates NIST recently made in its four-volume Special Publication (SP) 800-63, Digital Identity Guidelines, which provide agencies with technical guidelines regarding the digital authentication of users to federal networked systems.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -
NIST Pub Series
ITL Bulletin
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

authentication, authentication assurance, authenticator, assertions, credential service provider, digital authentication, digital credentials, identity proofing, federation, passwords, PKI
Information technology, Identity and access management and Internet of Things (IoT)

Citation

Garcia, M. , Grassi, P. , Rigopoulos, K. , Feldman, L. and Witte, G. (2017), Understanding the Major Update to NIST SP 800-63: Digital Identity Guidelines, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=924071 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created August 29, 2017, Updated January 27, 2020
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