| Apply as a CSP | Apply as an Assessor
Kantara Initiative helps to grow markets by accelerating interoperability of digital identity services. The Identity Assurance Work Group (IAWG) maintains and evolves the Identity Assurance Framework.
Kantara Initiative is the ONLY internationally applicable cross-vertical Trust Framework Provider servicing Assurance Levels 1, 2 and 3 non-PKI for the US Identity Credential and Access Management (ICAM) Program.
Kantara Initiative:
- Approves: Credential Service Providers and Service Components
- Accredits: Assessors and Auditors
Controlling Documents - Identity Assurance Framework for Service Providers and Assessors
Table of Contents
Service Provider Approval (CSP Full or Component Service)
First, please read Kantara Classes of Approval and High Level View of the Kantara Service Provider Approval Process
Applicants should be fully familiar with, inter alia, Kantara’s: Service Approval Handbook; Service Assessment Criteria, available below.
Process Documents
| Document Reference | File | About | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIAF 1340 - Service Approval Handbook | Kantara IAF-1340 Service Approval Handbook v2.0 | It defines the obligations upon Applicant and Approval-holding CSPs, the ARB and its Secretariat, and Accredited Assessors, with regard to the Approval assessment and application processes. | ARB |
Available Service Assessment Criteria for Identity & Credential Management Systems
Service Assessment Criteria Sets
| Document | File | About | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
KIAF-1410 CO_SAC | Kantara IAF-1410 Commonly-Applicable Service Assessment Criteria v2.0.pdf | This document describes the Service Assessment Criteria which are to be applied to all assessed credential services, irrespective of their standards basis or applicable assurance levels. | IAWG |
KIAF-1420 OP_SAC | Kantara-IAF-1420 Operational--63r2-Service-Assessment-Criteria-v1.0.pdf | This document describes the Service Assessment Criteria which are to be applied to ‘Classical’ service operations (i.e. those broadly based on NIST SP 800-63 rev.2 requirements). | IAWG |
KIAF‐1430 63A_SAC Kantara Members Only | KIAF-1430 SP 800-63A Service Assessment Criteria v3.1.0.pdf KIAF-1430 SP 800-63A Service Assessment Criteria v3.1.0.xlsx | This document sets forth KI's Service Assessment Criteria for assessments against the requirements of NIST's SP 800- 63A. Note: This document is available for Kantara Members Only. | IAWG |
KIAF-1440 63B_SAC Kantara Members Only | This document sets forth KI's Service Assessment Criteria for assessments against the requirements of NIST's SP 800- 63B Note: This document is available for Kantara Members Only. | IAWG |
For More Information, please see: https://kantarainitiative.org/trustoperations/classes-of-approval/
- The above is an excerpt from the controlling documents home.