identity proofing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002037",
  "term": "identity proofing",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. The process of providing sufficient information (e.g., identity history, credentials, documents) to establish an identity.\n\n2. The processes used to collect, validate, and verify information about a subject to establish assurance in the subject’s claimed identity.\n\n3. The process by which a CSP collects, validates, and verifies information about a person.\n\n4. Verifying the claimed identity of an applicant by authenticating the identity source documents provided by the applicant.\n\n5. The process by which a CSP or Registration Authority (RA) collect, validate and verify information about a person for the purpose of issuing credentials to that person.\n\n6. The process of providing sufficient information (e.g., identity history, credentials, documents) to a PIV Registrar when attempting to establish an identity.\n\n7. The process by which a CSP and a Registration Authority (RA) collect and verify information about a person for the purpose of issuing credentials to that person.",
  "references": [
    "FIPS 201-3; NIST SP 1800-12b",
    "NIST SP 800-63-4; NIST SP 800-63A-4",
    "NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-79-2",
    "NISTIR 8149 from NIST SP 800-63-3",
    "FIPS 201 [version unknown]",
    "NIST SP 800-63-2 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/identity-proofing/"
}