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Discovery of the level of trust that can be afforded a claim of an [[Identifier]] or [[Attribute]].
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Discovery of the level of trust ([[Assurance]]) that can be afforded a claim of an [[Identifier]] or [[Attribute]].
  
 
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* The best source of [[Truth]] about an [[Identity]] is obtained by documentation of the [[Identity Proofing]] process. That is something that can be audited to measure reality against expectations.
 
* The best source of [[Truth]] about an [[Identity]] is obtained by documentation of the [[Identity Proofing]] process. That is something that can be audited to measure reality against expectations.
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* When the [[Identity Proofing]] proceeds in steps, then their is a prior level of [[Assurance]] that is step-wise augmented as each new level of proofing is performed. This step-wise process of augmenting the level of  is referred to as [[Bayesian Identity Proofing]] which is further defined on that wiki page.
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Revision as of 11:06, 4 January 2019

Full Title or Meme

Discovery of the level of trust (Assurance) that can be afforded a claim of an Identifier or Attribute.

Context


Problems

  • In contexts where names are not validated (of low Assurance) the problem arises that trolls many adopt the name of some well-known person to be able to make statements that falsely appear to be from the real person.[1]
  • See discussion on the pages for Ephemeral and Persistent.
  • Most of the existing protocols, like OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 support the older NIST SP 800-63-2 level of assurance ratings. These are also baked into RFC 6711 "An IANA Registry for Level of Assurance (LoA) Profiles" and ISO/IEC 291151.

Solutions

  • The best source of Truth about an Identity is obtained by documentation of the Identity Proofing process. That is something that can be audited to measure reality against expectations.
  • When the Identity Proofing proceeds in steps, then their is a prior level of Assurance that is step-wise augmented as each new level of proofing is performed. This step-wise process of augmenting the level of is referred to as Bayesian Identity Proofing which is further defined on that wiki page.

References

  1. For a User that wants some Assurance about a Web Site see Trusted Third Party.
    1. Jack Nicas, Oprah, Is That You? Most Likely, It's Not. 2018-07-08 New York Times page BU1