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* The certificate for the signing key from the [[User Device]], and potentially the configuration information from the device, will need to be [[Attested]] by some [[Trusted Third Party]].
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* Attestation can be complex for programmable computers, or simple for one function [[User Devices]] like [[Secure Token]]s.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:46, 30 August 2018

Full Title or Meme

A statement is Attested if some Trusted Third Party can create a Validated Claim about a User Device used during either Authentication or Authorization.

Context

  • The Context in which an Attestation of Identity applies is typically during the testing of the security of protection offered to User secrets, such as Credentials. in a User Agent.

Problem

  • When a secure operation is performed at a user location, the packet returned from that User Device needs to be trusted by the Site that receives it.
  • The signing key for that packet will have a certificate that binds that signing key to a particular device.

Solution

  • The certificate for the signing key from the User Device, and potentially the configuration information from the device, will need to be Attested by some Trusted Third Party.
  • Attestation can be complex for programmable computers, or simple for one function User Devices like Secure Tokens.

References

  1. Synonyms include: Assurance Corroborated Validated.