NSTIC ID Ecosystem A Conceptual Model v03 Andrew Hughes October October IDESG Version 1

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Objectives To describe the NSTIC ID Ecosystem focusing on the interactions between members of an “online community” * To describe how major NSTIC Strategy Document elements work together to define an NSTIC ID Ecosystem and its participants - October IDESG Version 3 * The “Online Community” is central to the NSTIC ID Ecosystem concept and comes directly from the NSTIC Strategy document.

Context This ‘conceptual model’ sits above items such as standards, use cases, functional models The intent is to offer a view of what the target state NSTIC ID Ecosystem might look like and give structure to the components of the NSTIC ID Ecosystem - October IDESG Version 4

The NSTIC ID Ecosystem* will consist of different online communities that use interoperable technology, processes, and policies - October IDESG Version 5 *Source: The NSTIC Strategy Document

Take-away Concepts A defining characteristic of the NSTIC ID Ecosystem is that it is comprised of “online communities” * interacting in a variety of ways - October IDESG Version 6 * The term “online communities”, while not perfect, should be used until IDESG determines the best replacement term and creates an IDESG Vision statement.

NSTIC Vision* Individuals and organizations utilize secure, efficient, easy-to-use and interoperable identity solutions to access online services in a manner that promotes confidence, privacy, choice, and innovation. - October IDESG Version 7 *Source: The NSTIC Strategy Document

Take-away Concepts Access to online services is the central concept of the Vision “Identity Solutions” enable access to online services The online services and identity solutions must have features and capabilities that encourage adoption and use, and mitigate concerns and barriers to acceptance - October IDESG Version 8

Trust Framework* developed by a community defines the rights and responsibilities of that community’s participants specifies the policies and standards specific to the community defines the community-specific processes and procedures that provide assurance considers the level of risk associated with the transaction types of its participants - October IDESG Version 9 *Source: The NSTIC Strategy Document

Take-away Concepts The “online community” sets their own policies, standards and rules around the transactions and interactions of their members - October IDESG Version 10

In A Nutshell (these bullets capture the essence of an NSTIC ID Ecosystem) “Online communities” set their own rules according to their members’ needs “Online communities” interact with each other in the NSTIC ID Ecosystem The rules of different “online communities” might be different Access to online services enabled by identity solutions is at the heart of the NSTIC ID Ecosystem - October IDESG Version 11

NSTIC ID Ecosystem? - October IDESG Version 12 ID Ecosystem Framework Rules Arrows = Inter-community interactions Online Communities

Take-away Concepts “Online communities” ‘inside the line’ have been evaluated against the ID Ecosystem Framework policies, standards and rules These communities meet the conditions of inclusion The nature of the inter-community interactions is currently not standardized or regularized – they are custom built Although there are “online communities” outside the NSTIC ID Ecosystem, they are not shown here - October IDESG Version 13

“Online Community” Take a closer look at the internal structure of an NSTIC-y “online community” - October IDESG Version 14

A Proposed Point of View Within an “online community”, think of ‘Access to Online Services’ as an interaction or transaction between a provider and receiver of that online service The provider, receiver and service must abide by the rules of the “online community” – the Trust Framework rules (Now, and in the future) The online service receiver can choose which providers and services (and Communities!) meet their needs, including privacy, security, reliability, ease of use, confidence, etc. The online service provider defines what an online service consumer must do in order to receive service – the “Terms of Service” Some terms might be satisfied by presenting third-party credentials or tokens; or by payment; or by group affiliation or membership - October IDESG Version 15

The ‘Transaction’ Point of View In this point of view the working unit is the interaction-transaction between provider and receiver plus the ‘Terms of Service’ plus the Fulfillment’ of those terms meeting the community’s Trust Framework rules – everything else exists to support this interaction - October IDESG Version 16

A “Community” Unit - October IDESG Version 17 e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms Community Trust Framework Rules e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms e-Service Provider e-Service Receiver Transaction Type- Interaction Type Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms

Where’s the IdP? For that matter, where’s the CSP, CA, IdP/V, RP and all the other Assurance, Trust and Identity bits? This conceptual model considers them to be the means by which Terms of Service are expressed and fulfilled – so they do not appear at this level of abstraction - October IDESG Version 18

An “Online Community” - October IDESG Version 19 The Community Shared values, beliefs, principles Common goals and objectives Has ‘tools’ for joining Has ‘tools’ for locating Could be mandated by law The Transaction A particular set of commercial, social, ‘social contract’, or information exchanges that exist for the community, in support of their common goals Business Shared need to perform transactions in the context of the community Legal Trust Framework agreements Commercial contracts Legal Framework Technical Protocol suites & capability Network Connectivity Shared Standards An “Online Community” Trust Framework Rules

The provider states the “Terms of Service” for transacting or interacting with their online service The Terms must comply with the “online community” Trust Framework Rules, including accessibility, privacy, security, etc. The individual/receiver/consumer chooses which providers to interact with, in part based on the Terms offered “Terms of Service” - October IDESG Version 20

Identity Solutions Imagine some possible Terms of Service: “Give me these attributes, cryptographically signed by an Attribute Provider I recognize, so I can verify your eligibility” “Prove that you have authenticated successfully with an IdP I have a trust relationship with” “Prove that you did the authentication with a Level 4 Credential” That’s where they are – the ‘typical’ Identity Solutions and services are support mechanisms to enable Terms that leverage third party identity and credential services - October IDESG Version 21

Some Examples of “Terms” Business Payment / Money Information Eligibility Legal Contract / Agreement Terms and Conditions Lawfulness Technical Protocols & Standards Crypto capability Electronic Tokens & Credentials Other technical capabilities - October IDESG Version 22

Entering the Ecosystem An “online community” becomes a formal participant in the NSTIC ID Ecosystem through an Accreditation Program The Accreditation Program is being designed by teams in the IDESG The Accreditation Program will be documented within the ID Ecosystem Framework - October IDESG Version 23

ID Ecosystem Framework* the overarching set of interoperability standards, risk models, privacy and liability policies, requirements, and accountability mechanisms that structure the Identity Ecosystem - October IDESG Version 24 *Source: The NSTIC Strategy Document

Accreditation IDESG, via the Accreditation Authority: Assesses an “online community” and its participants against the Trust Framework (Operating Rules) defined by that particular “online community” Confers Trustmarks to signal to participants that Assessments and Accreditation has been done to a known standard - October IDESG Version 25

Accreditation Authority* assesses and validates identity providers, attribute providers, relying parties, and identity media, ensuring that they all adhere to an agreed-upon trust framework (the community’s trust framework) - October IDESG Version 26 *Source: The NSTIC Strategy Document

Trust Framework*, redux developed by a community defines the rights and responsibilities of that community’s participants specifies the policies and standards specific to the community defines the community-specific processes and procedures that provide assurance considers the level of risk associated with the transaction types of its participants - October IDESG Version 27 *Source: The NSTIC Strategy Document

Interoperable? Interoperability within an “online community” is a defining feature of “online communities” IDESG could foster technology, process and policy interoperability between “online communities” by defining common Accreditation Patterns for the inter- Community interactions IDESG, via the Accreditation Authority, could assess and issue Trustmarks for the inter-Community interactions - October IDESG Version 28

Recap “Online communities” set their own rules according to their members’ needs “Online communities” interact with each other in the NSTIC ID Ecosystem The rules of different “online communities” may be different Access to online services enabled by identity solutions is at the heart of the NSTIC ID Ecosystem IDESG serves to establish the ID Ecosystem Framework and Programs needed to identify and evaluate “online communities” seeking to participate in the NSTIC ID Ecosystem - October IDESG Version 29

NSTIC ID Ecosystem? - October IDESG Version 30 ID Ecosystem Framework Rules Arrows = Inter-community interactions

A “Community” Unit - October IDESG Version 31 e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms Community Trust Framework Rules e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms e-Service Provider e-Service Consumer Transaction Interaction Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms e-Service Provider e-Service Receiver Transaction Type- Interaction Type Terms of Service Fulfillment of Terms

Next Steps Develop narrative scenarios that explain what an individual might experience when seeking services or engaging with a provider of services Refine the concept of ‘Terms of Service’ Develop examples that explain how this new concept relates to real-world implementations Define the nature of ‘interoperable interactions’ between “online communities” What policy, protocol, technology or practice conditions must exist in order to be considered ‘interoperable’? Relate the conceptual model to other IDESG work products How does this model fit the work already completed in Standards, Security, Privacy, Functional Model, etc? - October IDESG Version 32

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