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NIST SP 800-63B

Digital Identity Guidelines: Authentication and Lifecycle Management

Date Published: June 2017 (includes updates as of 12-01-2017)

Supersedes: SP 800-63B (06/22/2017)

Author(s)

Paul Grassi (NIST), Elaine Newton (NIST), Ray Perlner (NIST), Andrew Regenscheid (NIST), James Fenton (Altmode Networks), William Burr (Dakota Consulting), Justin Richer (Bespoke Engineering), Naomi Lefkovitz (NIST), Jamie Danker (DHS), Yee-Yin Choong (NIST), Kristen Greene (NIST), Mary Theofanos (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

digital authentication; digital credentials; electronic authentication; electronic credentials, federation; credential service provider; authentication
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
FAQ

Supplemental Material:
SP 800-63-3 (GitHub)

Publication Parts:
SP 800-63-3
SP 800-63A
SP 800-63C

Related NIST Publications:
ITL Bulletin

Document History:
12/01/17: SP 800-63B (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

authentication