Let’s get Digital! Updated Digital Identity Guidelines are Here!

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Today is the day! Digital Identity Guidelines, Revision 4  is finally here...it’s been an exciting journey and NIST is honored to be a part of it. What can we expect?Serving as a culmination of a nearly four-year collaborative process that included foundational research, two public drafts, and about 6,000 individual comments from the public, Revision 4 of Special Publication 800-63, Digital Identity Guidelines, intends to respond to the changing digital landscape that has emerged since the last major revision of this suite, published in 2017. The guidelines presented in Revision 4 explain the process and technical requirements for meeting digital identity assurance levels for identity proofing, authentication, and federation—including requirements for security and privacy, as well as considerations for improved customer experience of digital identity solutions and technology. The guidelines also establish identity management as a cross-functional process involving professionals repr…