At DSIT, we're making it easier for people to prove who they are and prove things about themselves across the whole of the UK economy.
Digital identities should be inclusive and accessible for as many people as possible. At OfDIA, our aim is that anyone who chooses to use a digital identity is able to do so. To best understand how we can achieve this, …
What supplementary codes are We’ve designed the trust framework to be as flexible as possible, so it shows what good digital identity services look like right across the UK economy. But in some areas, those who rely on digital identity …
The Government has now introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill in Parliament. Part 2 of the Bill underpins the Government’s plans to ensure that digital identity products and services offered in the UK can be trusted by those that …
A “digital identity” is just a way to prove who you are, things about you and things you might be eligible for. Individual pieces of information about you, that together make up your identity, are what we call “attributes”.
The trust framework is a document of rules for creating a good digital identity and attributes service. It sets the minimum quality standard the government expects to see from a reliable, secure and trustworthy service.
We think digital identity services are a great way to prove who you are and things about you, but no one sets up a digital identity for the sake of it. A digital identity is only useful when you use it to do something.
At the core of what we’re doing is trying to build trust. We’re doing that through a framework of standards, governance, and legislation that helps people and businesses know what a good digital identity service looks like.
In this blogpost, we’ll be talking a bit about the role of the Office for Identities and Attributes (OfDIA), which will oversee the governance of the UK's digital identity market. Evolving our support for the digital identity market We are …
