Identity Assurance Level

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Identity Assurance Level is a graded measure used in digital identity systems to indicate the confidence that a claimed identity actually belongs to the person presenting it, based on the rigor of identity proofing and verification processes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assurance level
digital identity concept
security assurance metric
aimsTo enable trust between identity providers and relying parties
reduce identity fraud
support risk-based access control
appliesTo account recovery processes
credential issuance
enrollment processes
identity proofing
characterizedBy binding of identity to a credential
resistance to impersonation
supervision or presence requirements
type of identity evidence collected
validation of identity evidence
verification of identity attributes
definedIn NIST SP 800-63
surface form: NIST SP 800-63-3

SP 800-63A: Enrollment and Identity Proofing
surface form: NIST SP 800-63A
describedAs ordinal scale of identity proofing strength
distinguishedFrom authentication assurance level
federation assurance level
governedBy NIST digital identity guidelines
surface form: NIST Digital Identity Guidelines
hasDefinition graded measure indicating confidence that a claimed identity belongs to the person presenting it
hasLevel IAL1
IAL2
IAL3
implementedIn financial services KYC processes
public sector digital ID schemes
measures confidence in identity proofing
rigor of identity verification processes
risk of misidentification
strength of identity evidence
relatedTo authentication assurance level
digital identity proofing
federated identity
identity lifecycle management
remote identity verification
risk management
trust framework
supports compliance with digital identity regulations
policy decisions on acceptable identity proofing
usedBy assurance frameworks
identity providers
regulators
relying parties
usedIn digital identity systems
e-government services
federated identity management
online authentication frameworks
remote onboarding processes

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NIST digital identity guidelines definesConcept Identity Assurance Level