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verification

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Identity Verification
VRF

Definitions:

  The process of confirming or denying that a claimed identity is correct by comparing the credentials of a person requesting access with those previously proven and associated with the PIV Card or a derived PIV credential associated with the identity being claimed.
Sources:
FIPS 201-3 under Identity Verification

  Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO 9000:2015
NIST SP 800-161r1-upd1 [11/1/2024 errata update] from CNSSI 4009-2015, ISO 9000:2015 - adapted

  Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled (e.g., an entity’s requirements have been correctly defined, or an entity’s attributes have been correctly presented; or a procedure or function performs as intended and leads to the expected outcome.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015

  The process of confirming or denying that a claimed identity is correct by comparing the credentials (something you know, something you have, something you are) of a person requesting access with those credentials previously proven and stored in the PIV Card or system and associated with the identity being claimed.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-12b under identity verification

  Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled (e.g., an entity’s requirements have been correctly defined, or an entity’s attributes have been correctly presented; or a procedure or function performs as intended and leads to the expected outcome). Adapted from Verification.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-21B under Identity Verification from CNSSI 4009-2015

  The process or act of confirming that the applicant undergoing identity proofing holds the claimed real-life identity represented by the validated identity attributes and associated evidence. Synonymous with identity verification.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-63-4 [

  

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NIST SP 800-63A-4 [

  

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  Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled (e.g., an entity’s requirements have been correctly defined, or an entity’s attributes have been correctly presented; or a procedure or function performs as intended and leads to the expected outcome).
Sources:
NISTIR 7622 under Verification from CNSSI 4009, ISO 9000 - Adapted

  Internal phase within the NVD where a second, usually more experienced, NVD Analyst verifies the work completed during the Initial Analysis.
Sources:
NISTIR 8246 under Verification

  The process of producing objective evidence that sufficiently demonstrates that the system satisfies its security requirements and security characteristics with the level of assurance that applies to the system.
Sources:
NIST IR 8401 from NIST SP 800-160v1r1 - adapted

  Process of producing objective evidence that sufficiently demonstrates that the system satisfies its security requirements and security characteristics with the level of assurance that applies to the system.
Sources:
NIST IR 8323r1
NIST IR 8441 from NIST SP 800-160v1r1 - §3.4.9, adapted

  The process of evaluating a system or component to determine whether the products of a given development phase satisfy the conditions imposed at the start of that phase (INCOSE).
Sources:
NIST CSWP 31