The first government IT system that will use these Identity Assurance suppliers will be Universal Credit, the Department of Work and Pensions new benefits processing system.
According to the Government Digital Service, PayPal is the eighth company to join the framework. Other certified ID suppliers include the Post Office, credit reference agency Experian and Cassidian, a subsidiary of military contractor EADS.
PayPal is a founder member of the Open Identity Exchange (OIX), a global project to build a system of standards and governance processes that allow identity credentials to be shared between trusted bodies (also known as a trust framework). The UKs Cabinet Office joined the OIX in June 2011.
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