1. The E-Authentication Initiative
My Government, My Terms Georgia K. Marsh, Deputy Program Manager E-Authentication Initiative
“Getting to Green with E-Authentication” February 3, 2004 Executive Session

2. The Vision for E-Authentication
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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
Providing Choice
E-Authentication provides choice – for agencies and citizens:
Agencies
May select from a number of interoperable products
Decide whether to use all CSPs at the appropriate assurance level, or limit to specific CSPs
Still control system access (authorization)
Citizens:
Control/manage their relationships with government
May opt-in to single-sign-on
Decide what credential to use
Decide whether to use one credential or many 3

4. Meeting the Need Functional Business Credential reusability
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Meeting the Need
Functional
Credential reusability
Single sign-on
No central information collection point
Business
Standards-based
COTS-based
Federated model
Flexibility adjust to evolving technology
Not product or standard dependent
Financially viable
Scalability – administratively as well as technically
Support multiple environments
Ease-of-operation, maintenance
Extensibility – (can extend from the FEA to myriad agency apps)
Reliability 4

5. The E-Authentication Initiative
Producing Results
AT FOC, E-Authentication will simplify, unify and produce results:
Protect privacy – No central information collection point
Secure agency systems and information – Verification of credentials against standardized assurance levels
Save money and resources – A government-wide authentication service will save agencies money and man-hours to build redundant, stand-alone systems
Speed time to market – Focusing resources will allow agencies to implement E-Government more rapidly 5

6. A FACILITATOR, providing expertise and the authentication blueprint
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E-Authentication: What we ARE
A FACILITATOR, providing expertise and the authentication blueprint
Architecture
Policies
Credential Trust List
Interoperability Lab
Approved technology provider list 6

7. A black box E-Authentication: What we AREN’T
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E-Authentication: What we AREN’T
A black box 7

8. An INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT of the FEA, that enables E-Government
The E-Authentication Initiative
E-Authentication: What we ARE
An INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT of the FEA, that enables E-Government 8

9. E-Security E-Authentication: What we AREN’T
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E-Authentication: What we AREN’T
E-Security 9

10. AUTHENTICATION E-Authentication: What we ARE
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E-Authentication: What we ARE
AUTHENTICATION 10

11. Authorization E-Authentication: What we AREN’T
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E-Authentication: What we AREN’T
Authorization 11

12. Your direct service provider for the benefit of your customers
The E-Authentication Initiative
E-Authentication: What we ARE
Your direct service provider for the benefit of your customers 12

13. A direct service provider to your customers (the American public)
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E-Authentication: What we AREN’T
A direct service provider to your customers (the American public) 13

14. E-Authentication: The Service Components
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E-Authentication: The Service Components
Policy
Administration
&
Management
Policy
Administration
&
Management
Applications
Technology
Credentials
Credentials
Technology
Applications 14