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Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM)

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

ICAM

Definitions:

  Programs, processes, technologies, and personnel used to create trusted digital identity representations of individuals and non-person entities (NPEs), bind those identities to credentials that may serve as a proxy for the individual or NPE in access transactions, and leverage the credentials to provide authorized access to an agency‘s resources. See also attribute-based access control (ABAC).
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 from FICAM Roadmap and IG V2.0