Identity and Access Forum

About Identity and Access Forum

The Identity and Access Forum is a cooperative, cross-industry body dedicated to development, advancement, and adoption of secure identity technologies, including physical and logical access. Through the collaborative efforts of a diverse group of stakeholders, the Forum advocates for market adoption of trusted, user-centric, and interoperable digital identities to ensure safe and seamless access to services across all interactions. The organization operates within the Secure Technology Alliance, an association that encompasses all aspects of secure digital technologies.

IAF Mission and Vision Statement

The Identity and Access Forum (IAF) advances the state of the art in Identity and fosters adoption across Identity & Access Management, Trust Frameworks & Ecosystems, Identity Assurance, Digital Identity, and Physical Access Control. IAF committees include Federal and State Government, Enterprises, Technology Vendors, and both Issuers and Relying Parties serving consumers. IAF ethically achieves interoperability, privacy protection, ease of use, and high assurance for all people, aligned with North American priorities.

Latest News

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Building Trust and Accountability in Digital Financial Transactions with the Mobile Driver’s License

In today’s digital-first world, maintaining trust and accountability is increasingly challenging. This is especially true for financial institutions, which are critical in providing secure transactions and interactions for their customers.

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Digital Identity vs. Digital ID

A famous (and still relevant) cartoon from 1993 (Figure 1) insightfully portrayed Internet online anonymity, which exemplified the potential needs for actually verifying who or what is actually on the other end of online and offline digital transactions. With the arrival and increased adoption of Digital Identities and using Digital Identifiers (Digital IDs) to access…

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What is Identity Assurance?

This brief, prepared by the Identity & Access Forum of the Secure Technology Alliance, provides a simple, easy to understand explanation for those who are new to the terms associated with identity management, is not intended for subject matter experts or those whose work is centered around identity and its various components, and is the…

Events

2024 Identity & Access Forum Fall Member Meeting
October 29-30, 2024 • Google Building, Reston, Virginia

Access the Presentations Available to Members

Identity & Access Forum Virtual Meeting – August 14, 2024
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Working Committees

IAF Advances the State of the Art in Digital Identity and Fosters Adoption Across key functional areas.

The Identity and Access Forum (IAF) has seven working committees focused on topics relevant to Identity and Access and emerging technologies and this is where the work is done.

Member chairs and co-chairs lead the committees; members can join any committee and lead or participate in committee projects. The committee members define projects to focus on the critical issues or challenges that impact the Identity and Access industry or the implementation of new identity and access technologies.

The committees meet at IAF in-person meetings and in regular teleconferences. Each committee has a dedicated email list for communications and a collaboration site for managing projects.

Trust Framework and Ecosystems

Policy Guidelines | Interoperability & Inter-framework | Equity for All | Liability Assignment | Privacy Redress

Identity Access Management

Enterprise | Government | Commercial

Identity Assurance

Proofing and Enrollment | User Authentication | Federation & Credential Protection

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Digital Identity

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Physical Access Control

Entrypoint/Checkpoint | Devices | Visitor Management

Communication & Education

Website | Webinars | Education | Conferences/Events | Certification Programs

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Jumpstart (mDL)

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