ISO International Standard

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.