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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 -

Keywords

authentication, authentication assurance, authenticator, assertions, credential service provider, digital authentication, digital credentials, identity proofing, federation, passwords, PKI

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 December 8, 2024)

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If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact reflib@nist.gov.

Created August 29, 2017, Updated January 27, 2020