Public Sector Internal Identity Federation
Public Sector Internal Identity Federation, or PSIIF, is an IT service developed by the British government.
Service[]
PSIIF is an identity federation service, to allow civil servants and other public-sector actors to authenticate against other public sector IT systems; potentially offering Single Sign On across multiple departments and agencies, and on the G-cloud. This allows better sharing of information and services.[1]
PSIIF offers several "levels of assurance" of identity:
Level of assurance | Identity verification | Credentials | Accreditation |
---|---|---|---|
0 | None | Not applicable | Not applicable |
1 | BPSS and photographic ID | User ID and password | Self-assessment |
2 | BPSS and photographic ID | User ID and password; additional controls around the client device | Self-assessment |
3 | BPSS and photographic ID | Strong authentication, such as two-factor | Independent accreditation |
4 | National ID scheme | Not appropriate for PSIIF |
Access to systems with higher-impact data would usually require higher levels of assurance. PSIIF is designed to support services handling OFFICIAL information, with business impact levels from IL1 to IL3.
PSIIF will use SAML2.[2]
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External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Public Sector Internal Identity Federation (PSIIF)". HM Government. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Cabinet Office to publish PSN identity federation details". Kable. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
Categories:
- Cabinet Office (United Kingdom)
- Public sector in the United Kingdom
- Information technology in the United Kingdom