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digital identity

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

identity

Definitions:

  The set of physical and behavioral characteristics by which an individual is uniquely recognizable. Note: This also encompasses non-person entities (NPEs).
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 under identity

  The set of physical and behavioral characteristics by which an individual is uniquely recognizable.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-12b under identity

  Unique group element \(0\) for which \(x+0=x\) for each group element \(x\), relative to the binary group operator \(+\).
Sources:
NIST SP 800-186 under identity

  An attribute or set of attributes that uniquely describes a subject within a given context.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-63-4 [

  

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NIST SP 800-63A-4 [

  

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