Privacy, Security, and Identity Management Update Peter Alterman, Ph.D. Deputy Associate Administrator for Technology Strategy General Services Administration
Plus ca change, plus ca le meme chose Carrying On: U.S. Federal Government restated its commitment to OMB M 04-04, et. Seq. Four Assurance Levels Linking risk levels to trust levels Relying on NIST SP 800-63 for technology implementation guidance Existing Policies Privacy Act FISMA Section 508 (accessibility) Federal Procurement Regulations
And yet, all existence is change Consolidation of all USG Information Security and Identity Management initiatives under the Information Security and Identity Management Committee (iSIMC) of the Federal CIO Council E-Authentication policy and oversight, Federal PKI and HSPD-12 credentialing consolidated into a single program under the Identity Credentialing and Access Management (ICAM) Subcommittee Other subcommittees addressing various Infosec issues, including national security issues (say no more… some things never change)
What does this all mean? IdM architecture refresh – all levels and all technologies Credential assessment framework refresh with Liberty Alliance Identity Assurance Expert Group for AL 1 & 2 and non-PKI AL 3 Revitalized interfederation initiatives FISMA – ISO harmonization for security management Expansion of available online Federal applications HSPD-12 “compatible” policy for private sector CSPs serving First Responders (FRAC), Transportation Workers (TWIC), Airport Workers (ACIS) and general interoperability with high assurance Federal sector
Private Sector Uptake Liberty Alliance Identity Assurance Framework HSPD-12-interoperable high assurance credentials from trusted third parties: VeriSign and Verizon Business Services
Of Particular Interest to Researchers NIH now accepts identity credentials from InCommon university members for access to a variety of online apps; electronic grants (eRA) slated for link-up in calendar 2009 NSF building linkages to accept identity credentials from InCommon university members for access to FastLane Academic researchers under contract to Federal Agencies may be subject to the requirements of HSPD-12, that is, the requirement for a background check and use of a high assurance identity credential
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