Identity Assurance Accreditation and Approval Program

The Kantara Initiative is committed to helping drive identity interoperability and compliance in order to better the identity-based experience of end users and deployers. As such, one of our key areas of focus is identity assurance where the Identity Assurance Work Group (IAWG) is driving the work of fostering adoption of identity credential services based on four distinct Levels of Assurance measured and validated in a well vetted Trust Framework.

US ICAM Trust Framework Provider

Kantara Initiative is the only approved US ICAM Trust Framework Provider providing assessor Accreditation and service Approvals at Assurance Levels 1, 2 and 3 non-crypto for the US Identity Credential and Access Management (ICAM) Trust Framework. To become Kantara Service Approved and to be listed as part of the US ICAM Trust Framework, Credential Service Providers must be Assessed against the Kantara IAF Service Assessment Criteria, the IAF US Federal Privacy Criteria (FPC) Report and one of the US ICAM Adopted Technical Schemes.

Getting Started

1. Know the size of your organization: How many employees do you have?
2. Assess the Assurance Approval and Accreditation investment fees
3. Review the necessary materials:
   1. CSP/IdPs review the Service Assessment Criteria (IAF 1400). 
   2. Assessors review the Assessor Qualifications & Requirements (IAF 1600) as well as the Service Assessment Criteria (IAF 1400)
   3. IF this Accreditation and Approval is for ICAM listing also review IAF US Federal Privacy Criteria (FPC) Report and appropriate ICAM technical profile.
4. Complete the appropriate applications forms and Trademark License Agreement: CSP/IdP or Assessor and send to support @ kantarainitiative.org
   or Fax if preferred.
5. If you are a CSP/IdP choose your Accredited Assessor
6. The Kantara Initiative Secretariat will contact you to confirm receipt of your application and to schedule next steps.