This ITL Bulletin summarizes the contents of NIST Special Publication 800-63, Electronic Authentication Guideline, by William E. Burr, Donna F. Dodson, and W. Timothy Polk, which provides technical guidance on existing and widely implemented methods for remote authentication. The bulletin covers the authentication process, the selection of authentication techniques, and the appropriate techniques for each of the four levels of authentication that have been defined for federal agency use.
This ITL Bulletin summarizes the contents of NIST Special Publication 800-63, Electronic Authentication Guideline, by William E. Burr, Donna F. Dodson, and W. Timothy Polk, which provides technical guidance on existing and widely implemented methods for remote authentication. The bulletin covers the...
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This ITL Bulletin summarizes the contents of NIST Special Publication 800-63, Electronic Authentication Guideline, by William E. Burr, Donna F. Dodson, and W. Timothy Polk, which provides technical guidance on existing and widely implemented methods for remote authentication. The bulletin covers the authentication process, the selection of authentication techniques, and the appropriate techniques for each of the four levels of authentication that have been defined for federal agency use.
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Keywords
authentication; credentials; cryptography; identification; PKI; Public Key Infrastructure
