Document Status Notice
The Identity Assurance Framework is a set of controlling documentation.
Documents may evolve independently.
The set may contain varying version numbers in the document set.
The current approved version of each document is always listed here.
Controlling Documents - Identity Assurance Framework
Document | Reference | Owner |
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Introduction to the Kantara Initiative Identity Assurance Framework | IAWG | |
Brief summary of commonly used terms that are used across IAF documents. | IAWG | |
Assurance Level Policy Overview and Description of the four Assurance Levels. | IAWG | |
Explains how the Assurance Program operates. | ARB | |
The qualifications and requirements that ARB uses to determine Assessors Accreditation. Note: IAF 1600 version 3 has been published on 2018-10-29 and will be effective from 2019-01-31. The sole substantive change in this revision is the replacement of previous criteria AD.1 and AD.2 with a single criterion, AD.3. In addition, some editorial changes have been made to ensure understanding or to avoid ambiguity. | ARB | |
IAF-1610- Required Assessor Knowledge and Skills v1.0 | This is the first publication of this document under its given identity and title. However, it is effectively a re-write of IAF-1600 “Assessor Qualifications and Requirements”. | ARB |
Explicits the normative of the Kantara Initiative requirements. | ARB | |
It defines the obligations upon Applicant and Approval-holding CSPs, the ARB and its Secretariat, and Accredited Assessors, with regard to the Approval assessment and application processes. Effective from: 2018-05-01, after which date any parts of the KIAF-1300 (AAS) and KIAF -1800 (RAA) which address the scope now covered by the SAH, shall be withdrawn and no longer accepted by the ARB. | ARB | |
Kantara IAF-1340 Service Approval Handbook v2.0 | This document sets out normative Kantara requirements and is required reading for all ARB Members, applicant Service Providers and Kantara Accredited Assessors. It will also be of interest to those wishing to gain a detailed knowledge of how the Kantara Initiative’s Identity Assurance Framework handles the receipt and processing of applications for Grants of Approval. | ARB |
Kantara IAF 1350 Assessor Accreditation Handbook | This document sets out normative Kantara requirements and is required reading for all ARB Members, applicant Service Providers and Kantara Accredited Assessors. It will also be of interest to those wishing to gain a detailed knowledge of how the Kantara Initiative’s Identity Assurance Framework handles the receipt and processing of applications for Assessor Accreditation. | ARB |
Available Service Assessment Criteria & Assessment Profiles for Identity & Credential Management Systems
Service Assessment Criteria Sets:
Document | File | About | Owner |
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KIAF-1410 CO_SAC | Kantara IAF-1410 Commonly-Applicable Service Assessment Criteria v2.0.pdf | This document describes the Service Assessment Criteria which are to be applied to all assessed credential services, irrespective of their standards basis or applicable assurance levels. | IAWG |
KIAF-1420 OP_SAC | Kantara-IAF-1420 Operational--63r2-Service-Assessment-Criteria-v1.0.pdf | This document describes the Service Assessment Criteria which are to be applied to ‘Classical’ service operations (i.e. those broadly based on NIST SP 800-63 rev.2 requirements). | IAWG |
KIAF‐1430 63A_SAC Kantara Members Only | KIAF-1430 SP 800-63A Service Assessment Criteria v3.1.0.pdf KIAF-1430 SP 800-63A Service Assessment Criteria v3.1.0.xlsx | This document sets forth KI's Service Assessment Criteria for assessments against the requirements of NIST's SP 800- 63A. Note: This document is available for Kantara Members Only. | IAWG |
KIAF-1440 63B_SAC Kantara Members Only | This document sets forth KI's Service Assessment Criteria for assessments against the requirements of NIST's SP 800- 63B Note: This document is available for Kantara Members Only. | IAWG |
Kantara Mapping Reports
Document | File | About | Owner |
IAF 5415 | Kantara IAF-5415 SACv4.0bis vs IS29115_X1254 mapping v1.0.pdf | It provides a mapping between the IAF -1400 SAC and ISO/IEC 29115 (ITU-T X.1254) | IAWG |
IAF 5463 | It provides a mapping between the IAF - 1400 SAC and NIST 800-63-2 | IAWG |
Kantara Reports
Document | File | About | Owner |
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IAF 1401 | Kantara IAF-1401 SAC v4-0bis SoC AL1_2_3_4 KDV10.xlsx | Spreadsheet version of the IAF-1400 Service Assessment Criteria v4.0. It is non-normative and should be considered guidance for users of the IAF. | IAWG |