Ayang Macdonald
The second part of the Livecast focussed on the NIST’s special publication 800-63, and the draft updates to its digital identity guidelines. The details of the changes were discussed in another webinar in July.
Ryan Galluzzo, identity program lead for NIST’s Applied Cybersecurity Division, told participants during the ID4Africa Livecast that the updates to the organization’s digital ID guidelines were prompted by various reasons, including the emergence of new threats and evolving attack patterns.
Connie LaSalle, senior technology policy advisor at NIST’s Information Technology Lab, explained some of the high-level features of the Base Volume for the 800-63 guidelines. She also spoke about the functions and roles of each of the volumes.
David Temoshok, NIST SP 800-63 program lead, talked about changes to the guidelines for identity proofing and enrolment.
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