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Identity in Cyberspace: Improving Trust via Public-Private Partnerships Naomi Lefkovitz

Identity in Cyberspace: Improving Trust via Public-Private Partnerships Naomi Lefkovitz National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Privacy and Federal Identity Management. Privacy Development and Trust Framework Solutions.

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Identity in Cyberspace: Improving Trust via Public-Private Partnerships Naomi Lefkovitz

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  1. Identity in Cyberspace: Improving Trust via Public-Private Partnerships Naomi Lefkovitz National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  2. Privacy and Federal Identity Management

  3. Privacy Development and Trust Framework Solutions • Trust Framework Provider Adoption Process (TFPAP) issued September, 2009 • Six privacy criteria • Privacy Guidance for Trust Framework Assessors and Auditors issued June, 2011 • Designed to provide more guidance around the six privacy criteria • Organic document that should reflect lessons learned

  4. What is NSTIC? • Called for in President’s Cyberspace Policy Review (May 2009): a “cybersecurity focused identity management vision and strategy…that addresses privacy and civil-liberties interests, leveraging privacy-enhancing technologies for the nation.”” Guiding Principles • Privacy-Enhancing and Voluntary • Secure and Resilient • Interoperable • Cost-Effective and Easy To Use NSTIC calls for an Identity Ecosystem, “an online environment where individuals and organizations will be able to trust each other because they follow agreed upon standards to obtain and authenticate their digital identities.”

  5. January 1, 2016 The Identity Ecosystem: Individuals can choose among multiple identity providers and digital credentials for convenient, secure, and privacy-enhancing transactions anywhere, anytime. Online shopping with minimal sharing of PII Apply for mortgage online with e-signature Cost-effectiveand easy to use Privacy-enhancing Secure Interoperable Trustworthy critical service delivery Secure Sign-On to state website Security ‘built-into’ system to reduce user error Privately post location to her friends

  6. NSTIC Privacy-enhancing and Voluntary Guiding Principle • Increase privacy • Minimize sharing of unnecessary information • Minimum standards for organizations - such as adherence to Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) • Voluntary and private-sector led • Individuals can choose not to participate • Individuals who participate can choose from public or private-sector identity providers • No central database is created • Preserves anonymity • Digital anonymity and pseudonymity supports free speech and freedom of association

  7. Next Steps for NSTIC

  8. Questions? Naomi Lefkovitz naomi.lefkovitz@nist.gov 301.975.2924

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