Level 3 and 4 Credentials in the Exosystem (3H)
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Level 3 & 4 Credentials in the Ecosystem (3H)
Convener: Mike Magrath
Notes-taker(s): Mike Magrath
Tags for the session - technology discussed/ideas considered:
Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:
- Question on Levels and their meaning ,and benefit, and what the level mean
- Use Cases: Sensitive, personal info such as healthcare and financial institutions
- Other bodies have other definitions
- Europe has only one level
- Need policy for what can be done at what level (e.g. how much credit you can get with a credential)
- Bindings, proofing, etc. are criteria in various levels
- US Federal Government is not liable, but there is liability in Europe
- FIPS 201 and SP800-63 is for government and for G2C, G2B, C2G, etc.
- o SP800-63 written for issuer and relying party
- How does the consumer use Level 3 in the commercial world?
- Use out of band transactions to verify identity to obtain a higher level credential
- Actually care about the attributes involved for a transaction rather than an arbitrary assurance level
- Back end fraud protection is what give value to PayPal and eBay rather than the authentication
- Identity credentials are not transaction credentials and the same authentication might not be appropriate
- Open Identity Exchange exists and is a starting point so Trust Frameworks can be formed
- It is not just about the authentication, but the validation of the source that counts
- Does one have to notify when a street identity is “invalid?”
- There is also an issue of confidence level of attribute – How old is it?
- o Police accept a Driver’s License address that is 5 years old
- Will people use a smartphone to logon to a computer?
- If embedded in phone (ubiquitous terminalization) it will be more accepted
- o Low payment only?
- o Healthcare?
- o When do you need the higher assurance?
- If pervasive smartphones bring down cost, the gap for acceptance and use of high assurance goes away
- Do we use the Carrot or the Stick?