The organization OIX has been authorized to serve as a trust framework for the US government. It will certify identity management providers to make sure they meet federal standards. Trust frameworks are certification programs that allow organizations and individuals to exchange digital credentials and to trust the identity, security and privacy assertions associated with those credentials.
Google, Equifax and PayPal are the first three identity providers to issue digital identity credentials as a way to enable privacy-protected registration and login at US government websites. Verizon is still waiting certification.
The National Institute of Health is the first government agency to accept OIX logins. Citizens can use open identity technologies to support online services across websites, including customized library searches, access to training resources, conference registration and medical research wikis, with strong privacy protections, all designed to ensure accessible and transparent communication between the government agency and US citizens.
OIX is a solution to this problem not just for the U.S. government, but for many different governments, industry alliances, non-profit associations, telcos, academic networks, and others all over the world who need to establish trust across a wide online population, according to Don Thibeau, OIDF Executive Director and OIX Board Chair.
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