Trusted Transaction Assurance Work Group
Kantara Initiative is excited to announce that a new Work Group (WG), Trusted Transaction Assurance Work Group, has launched. To participate, please complete Kantara’s Group Participation Agreement.
About the Group
The digital identity landscape is at a pivotal moment. The release of NIST SP 800-63 v4 provides a modern, modular framework for identity proofing, and Kantara’s US Assurance Program is poised to develop the corresponding assessment criteria. While these developments are foundational, they leave critical market-level and downstream challenges unaddressed:
- Persistent Market Confusion: Relying Parties (e.g., banks, healthcare providers) are confronted with a confusing array of certifications (FRTE, RIVTD, etc.) and vendor claims of “NIST compliance” that are difficult to verify and translate into practical risk management decisions.
- Component Integration Friction: Credential Service Providers (CSPs) lack a streamlined way to discover, integrate, and demonstrate compliance for best-in-class, pre-certified identity components (e.g., document liveness, biometric matching), leading to costly and redundant monolithic assessments.
- The Authorization Gap: A verified identity at enrollment is not the same as an authorized action later. The industry lacks a standardized, high-assurance method for binding a verified identity to a specific digital event, such as signing a mortgage, granting durable consent for care, or approving a wire transfer. This gap is a primary vector for sophisticated fraud and critical errors.
This working group will address these challenges directly, creating the market-enabling frameworks necessary to unlock the full potential of a componentized, high-assurance identity ecosystem.
We are currently gathering participant interest and soliciting comments on the charter. A planning session will be scheduled in the coming weeks to finalize the Trusted Transaction Assurance charter (draft charter), including the purpose and outputs.
More information on forming and participating in Kantara Initiative Work Groups can be found in the Kantara Initiative Operating Procedures, Article 4.
Work Group leader
Yehoshua Silberstein
TTA WG Chair
Key information for the Trusted Transaction Assurance Work Group
We encourage you to submit queries on our contact form if you have any questions regarding this Work Group. Interested in sponsoring the TTA Work Group? If your brand and organization values align with our mission, please get in touch.
Additional information for the Trusted Transaction Assurance Work Group
Join the Trusted Transaction Assurance Work Group today
Participation offers an unrivalled opportunity to network and collaborate with some of the industry’s most prominent figures including representatives from relying parties, government agencies and standards bodies
Trusted Transaction Assurance Work Group calendar
This calendar lists all meetings and events relevant to this Work Group. You can also use the FILTER to see the calendars of our other Work Groups
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