--- title: "Identity and Access Forum - Secure Technology Alliance" description: "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." language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/identity-and-access-forum/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/identity-and-access-forum/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Identity and Access Forum # Identity and Access Forum ![](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/IAF-Header-1.jpg) ![Identity & Access Forum Logo](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/IAF-Logo-1.svg) ## 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 ### With accelerating momentum in the U.S. Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) market to promote the issuance, adoption and use of mDLs, the Secure Technology Alliance Identity Access Forum (STA IAF) has established a framework to assess that technologies, which read and verify mDLs (“mDL Readers”), comply with the ISO/IEC 18013-5 and ISO/IEC 18013-7 mDL standards. Interoperability… ### REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 14, 2025 — The Identity and Access Forum’s highly anticipated Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) Technology Showcase is returning to the 2026 Identity & Payments Summit. The showcase will build upon the success of its inaugural 2025 event, which brought in hundreds of attendees for hands-on demonstrations of mDL use cases. This… ### REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 22, 2025 — The Identity and Access Forum (IAF), an organization within the Secure Technology Alliance, today released its fall market snapshot. It provides a glimpse into how the industry is tackling rapid advancements in the digital identity ecosystem through collaboration, innovation, and regulatory development. Insights included in the snapshot were… ## Events [![IAF August 2025 Event](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/IAF-August-2025-Event.png)](https://web.cvent.com/event/f08776cf-1325-4562-a364-9c92e6261e4e/summary) **2025 Identity & Access Forum Meeting** August 26-27, 2025 • Atlanta, GA [Register NOW!](https://web.cvent.com/event/f08776cf-1325-4562-a364-9c92e6261e4e/summary) ## 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 [More Information](#) ** #### Digital Identity Online/Internet  |  Mobile Identity  |  Lifecycle Management | Issuing Credentials | Accepting Credentials | mDL [More Information](#) ** #### Physical Access Control Entrypoint/Checkpoint  |  Devices  |  Visitor Management #### Communication & Education Website  |  Webinars  |  Education  |  Conferences/Events | Certification Programs [More Information](#) ** #### Jumpstart (mDL) [More Information](#) ## Identity and Access Forum Steering Committee ****Henk van Dam - Fime, Chair** : ****Madhu Goundla - Oneproof, Vice-Chair** : ****Jatin Deshpande - G+D, Secretary** : ****David Kelts - DecipherID** : ****Phil Davidson - CPI** : ****Vijay Singh - Idemia** : ****Mark Dale - XTec** : ****Lisa Corte - HID** : ****Sue Koomen - American Express** : ****Fred Tyler - Mastercard** : ****Greg Wren - Discover** : ****Astrid Wang - Visa** : ## Get Involved If you have questions about the IAF, committee projects, or if you would like to join a committee, please get in touch with Sandy Mayfield, Managing Director of IAF at [smayfield@securetechalliance.org](mailto:smayfield@securetechalliance.org). If interested in membership contact Christina Hulka, Executive Director at [chulka@securetechalliance.org](mailto:chulka@securetechalliance.org). Explore an overview of member benefits [here](https://www.securetechalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/STA-Benefits-Overview.pdf). --- ### Related: - [Identity & Access Forum Virtual Meeting – August 14, 2024 ](https://www.securetechalliance.org/identity-access-forum-virtual-meeting-august-14-2024/) - [Digital Identity vs. Digital ID ](https://www.securetechalliance.org/digital-identity-vs-digital-id/) [ ** ](#)