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E-Authentication Vision and Value Steve Timchak, GSA E-Authentication Program Manager

The E-Authentication Initiative. E-Authentication Vision and Value Steve Timchak, GSA E-Authentication Program Manager. “Getting to Green with E-Authentication” February 3, 2004 Technical Session. The E-Authentication Initiative. The Vision for E-Authentication.

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E-Authentication Vision and Value Steve Timchak, GSA E-Authentication Program Manager

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  1. The E-Authentication Initiative E-Authentication Vision and ValueSteve Timchak, GSAE-Authentication Program Manager “Getting to Green with E-Authentication”February 3, 2004Technical Session

  2. The E-Authentication Initiative The Vision for E-Authentication • E-Authentication is an online identity validation service that enables the American public to access government services in a secure, trusted environment with credentials of their choosing E-Authentication Enables E-Government 2

  3. The E-Authentication Initiative The E-Authentication Service Concept Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Application User Agency Application Credential Service Provider Access Point • Step 2: • User is redirected to selected credential service provider • If user already possesses credential, user authenticates • If not, user acquires credential and then authenticates Step 1: At access point (portal, agency Web site or credential service provider) user selects agency application and credential provider Step 3: Credential service hands off authenticated user to the agency application she selected at the access point 3

  4. The E-Authentication Initiative E-Authentication’s Value to Agencies • The E-Authentication Initiative is your agency’s identity validation expert, keeping track of the authentication industry’s evolution so you don’t have to 4

  5. The E-Authentication Initiative Agency Requirements • The E-Authentication offering must simplify, unify and produce results: • Facilitate on-line access – allow users to reuse existing credentials and move among applications without re-authenticating • Secure agency systems and information – verify credentials against standardized assurance levels, accommodating both low and high levels of assurance • Protect privacy – have no central collection point of confidential information • Save money and resources –save the money and man-hours required to build redundant, stand-alone systems and to issue credentials • Speed time to market –enable agencies to implement E-Governmentmore rapidly 5

  6. The E-Authentication Initiative Agency Requirements • The E-Authentication offering must also be: • Standards-based • COTS-based • Flexible • Product/Standard independent • Financially viable • Scalable • Supportive of a variety of environments • Easy to operate and maintain • Extensible • Reliable • Manageable With control of authorizationstill maintained by each individual agency 6

  7. The E-Authentication Initiative Industry’s Direction • The state of the authentication industry is evolving: • Standards-based, federated identity management • SAML 1.0 in place now, SAML 1.1 emerging • Liberty Alliance and WS* are on the way • E-Authentication is committed to accommodating multiple protocols • Initiative’s Interoperability Lab in place to identify products and track evolution 7

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