ISO/IEC 29115:2013

Information technology — Security techniques — Entity authentication assurance framework ISO/IEC 29115:2013

Publication date:   Mar 27, 2013

Scope

ISO/IEC 29115:2013 provides a framework for managing entity authentication assurance in a given context. In particular, it:
- specifies four levels of entity authentication assurance;
- specifies criteria and guidelines for achieving each of the four levels of entity authentication assurance;
- provides guidance for mapping other authentication assurance schemes to the four LoAs;
- provides guidance for exchanging the results of authentication that are based on the four LoAs; and
- provides guidance concerning controls that should be used to mitigate authentication threats.