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5.1 Overview

NIST PIV and digital identity SP 800-63-4 against SP 800-63-3
All changes in this version
removed 5 Digital Identity Risk Management part of 5

Title changed

Before · SP 800-63-3

Overview

After · SP 800-63-4

Overview

Control changed

Before · SP 800-63-3

In today’s digital services, combining proofing, authenticator, and federation requirements into a single bundle sometimes has unintended consequences and can put unnecessary implementation burden on the implementing organization. It is quite possible that an agency can deliver the most effective set of identity services by assessing the risk and impacts of failures for each individual component of digital authentication, rather than as a single, all-encompassing LOA. To this end, these guidelines recognize that an authentication error is not a singleton that drives all requirements.

This volume details requirements to assist agencies in avoiding:

After · SP 800-63-4

In today’s digital services, combining proofing, authenticator, and federation requirements into a single bundle sometimes has unintended consequences and can put unnecessary implementation burden on the implementing organization. It is quite possible that an agency can deliver the most effective set of identity services by assessing the risk and impacts of failures for each individual component of digital authentication, rather than as a single, all-encompassing LOA. To this end, these guidelines recognize that an authentication error is not a singleton that drives all requirements.

This volume details requirements to assist agencies in avoiding: