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The IAF encompasses the framework, processes, criteria and program assurance specifications and tools by which identity federation service providers and their assessors are measured. The IAF defines the operational parameters and rules of the Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Assessment and Approval Program.
The IAWG, through development of the IAF and support of Kantara Initiative governance and assurance programs, defines the standards, processes, practices, guidance and methods by which participants in identity federations establish trusted relationships, agreements and connections. The IAWG defines the techniques by which identity federation Service Providers, Brokers, Federation Operators and other participants gain assurance of the reliability, security, thoroughness and degree of assurance of each others' processes for identity and credential information verification, validation and exchange.
The Identity Assurance Work Group (IAWG) within the Kantara Initiative fosters the adoption of trusted online identity services aligned to levels of assurance (LOA) ranging from low to very high.
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(3) SCOPE: Explain the scope and definition of the planned work.
The IAWG's goal is to provide public and private sector organizations with well-defined means of relying on identity credentials and assertions issued by a variety of identity service providers for both authentication and authorization, in order to advance trusted identity federation and thereby facilitate broad user acceptance. In line with this goal, here is IAWG’s scope:
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