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(1) WG NAME :

Identity Assurance Work Group (IAWG)

(2) PURPOSE: 

The purpose of the Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Work Group (IAWG) is to:

• be the focal point for Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Framework (IAF) management and evolution; 
• understand the business and technical requirements of the global federated online identity services marketplace;
• inform and influence the global federated online identity services marketplace;
• determine applicability and equivalence of the Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Framework and related programs to trade association, regional, national or international Trust Framework schemes;
• analyze and validate IAF profiles that accommodate other Trust Framework schemes; and,
• recommend acceptance, recognition or approval of the items listed previously to the Leadership Council or Board of Trustees as appropriate.

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.

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• Maintaining the currency and relevance of the IAF in response to regulatory and market requirements and pressures in order to:
  
  • maintain the viability of Kantara Approvals and Accreditations to enable inter-party trusted transactions;
  • define a measurable set of criteria against which policies, processes and systems may be built;
  • define standardized assessment policy and processes for auditors;
  • increase consumer confidence in the federated identity and credential marketplace;
• Being an active forum for discussion about the IAF policies, processes and programs to increase understanding and uptake of the Kantara Trust Mark.

"The Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Working Group exists to establish and maintain
the methods and mechanisms by which participants in the

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globalfederated identity and credential

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marketplace trust each other for transactions."

(3) SCOPE: 

The scope of IAWG is to:

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The IAWG will have the following roles:

• An IAWG Chair –  – A single individual will hold this role. Its responsibilities are: provide overall coordination, administrative oversight, public representation and decision-making ability over certain topics. This position will be elected by the members of the group in accordance with the Kantara Initiative Operating Procedures and ByLaws. 
• IAWG Vice-Chair – There should be a minimum of two. The Vice Chair will lead specific areas within the work group as scoped by the Chair. The Vice Chair will be responsible for successful completion of work and deliverables within the specific scope of the area of focus. It is preferable that there is  The initial requirement is a Vice Chair of Technology (to ensure quality review and feedback to the IAF from a technical implementability implement-ability perspective and facilitate appropriate liaisons with outside technical groups) and a Vice Chair of Policy (to ensure quality review and feedback to the IAF and facilitate appropriate liaisons with outside policy groups).
• IAWG Task Leader – There could be as many of these leaders as deemed appropriate by the group in order to complete specific tasks. These roles will be held by volunteer group members, appointed by either the Chair or Vice Chair under which the particular task falls. The Task Leader is responsible for successful completion of work and deliverables assigned. The Task Leader's terms of reference and duration will be established on appointment and will be driven by the focus of the task.

The leadership team as of September 20, 2013 is:

IAWG Chair: Myisha Frasier-McElveen

Vice-Chair: Rich Furr

Secretary: Andrew Hughes

(7) AUDIENCE: 

• Credential Service Providers
• Federation Operators
• Relying Parties
• Policy Makers
• Assessors
• International standards development organizations focused on identity management
• Industry consortia and communities of interest focused on either a specific identity management technology or an industry segment building recommendations for identity management best practice

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• Industry Consortia: ICF, OIDF, OASIS, GSA-FICAM, EHNAC, DirectTrust, NSTIC , IDESG
• ISO SC27
• ITU-T SG17
• INCITS CS1
• ANSI IDSP (Identity Proofing Standards)
• tScheme
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
• InCommon
• TERENA – Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association
• ETSI ESI (Electronic Signatures and Infrastructure) Technical Committee
• Kantara Assurance Review Board
• Kantara Interoperability Review Board
• Kantara Work Groups and Discussion Groups

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• Identity Assurance Framework Set (version 1.1 created by Liberty IAEG in 2008)
• Identity Assurance Framework - Read Me (created by Liberty IAEG in 2008)

(12) PROPOSERS: (Decision about who and how to list Proposers has been referred to LC September 19 2013)

The original proposers were:

• Myisha Frazier-Mcelveen, CitiGroup
• Rich Furr, SAFE Bio-Pharma
• Nigel Tedeschi, British Telecom
• Frank Villavicencio, NetStar-1