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NIST SP 800-63B

Digital Identity Guidelines: Authentication and Lifecycle Management

Date Published: June 2017 (includes updates as of 03-02-2020)

Supersedes: SP 800-63B (12/01/2017)

Author(s)

Paul Grassi (NIST), Elaine Newton (NIST), James Fenton (Altmode Networks), Ray Perlner (NIST), Andrew Regenscheid (NIST), 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

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

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-63b
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Supplemental Material:
None available

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

Related NIST Publications:
SP 800-63-4 (Draft)

Document History:
03/02/20: SP 800-63B (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

authentication