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Quite a bit of work has gone in to Identity Assurance, with different levels of assurance certifications described by different standards bodies, auditors trained, and a general understanding of the concept shared. That said, finding a trust framework that extends down to the level of the attributes themselves is still a work in progress. An individual could have a mix of self-asserted and proofed attributes describing them, and a consumer of those attributes should be able to determine choose which attribute comes with a higher level of assurance.
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to use, depending on the context of the activity or transaction. The question of how a cohesive Trust Framework can handle information at the attribute level is still an open question and will be a critical component of attribute management.
Efforts in this space:
Consent
The legal definition and implementation around consent is reaching a stable point in the EU. That said, there is still some concern that implementing consent in the federation space is still problematic. Consent needs to be 'designed in' either as in band or as a service but implemented in a standardized way so you get consistent UX.
Efforts in this space:
Governance
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