Policies & Guidance
- OMB E-Authentication Guidance for Federal Agencies (OMB-M-O4-O4) [PDF]
- NIST Electronic Authentication Guideline (NIST SP-800-63-2) [PDF]
- Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems (FIPS PUB 199) [PDF]
- Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap and Implementation Guidance v2.0 [PDF]
- Continued Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD 12) – Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors (OMB-M-11-11) [PDF]
- OMB Requirements for Accepting Externally-Issued Identity Credentials [PDF]
- OMB FISMA Policy M-11-33 on requiring compliance with NIST Guidance (PDF)
Identity Federation and US Government
- Federation, FICAM and Guidance
- FICAM Trust Framework Solutions - A Primer
- Current List of FICAM Approved/Adopted Trust Framework Providers (TFPs)
- Current List of FICAM TFP Approved Identity Providers at LOA1 - LOA4
- Current List of FPKI Approved PIV-I Credential Service Providers
- Privacy Guidance for Trust Framework Assessors and Auditors [PDF]
- What are FICAM Technical Profiles and Identity Schemes?
- Fundamentals of Identity Federation (for federal government)
- How to Verify Citizen Identity Easily and Effectively
- Assurance Level Escalation and Government Relying Parties
- If You Don't Plan For User Enrollment Now, You'll Hate Federation Later
- How To Collect and Deliver Attributes to a Relying Party for User Enrollment
- Challenges in Operationalizing Privacy in Identity Federations
- Challenges in Operationalizing Privacy in Identity Federations - Part 2
