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 2018-10-26. 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 | |
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date any parts of the KIAF-1300 (AAS) and KIAF -1800 (RAA) which address the scope now covered by the SAH, shall be withdrawn and no longer accepted by the ARB.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 |
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-v1.0.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 | 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 |