It’s our responsibility – here in OfDIA – to ensure the register is accurate and up-to-date, and only includes digital identity and attribute services that have been assessed as meeting our rules. In this post, we explain how we intend to do that.
In November, we pre-released the gamma (0.4) publication of the trust framework. We also highlighted that we would be seeking feedback on this latest publication to inform our ongoing work. This post kicks off that engagement cycle, explaining how we …
We think digital identity services are a great way to prove who you are. We know that government is in a unique position to help people find services they can trust. My role – as the product manager for the …
How can we be confident that the trust framework rules are being followed? That’s the role of “conformity assessment”.
Today, we publish the first results from OfDIA’s digital identity market insight research. Our aim is to build an evidence base that can help answer the questions, and inform the actions, of policymakers, regulators and other key stakeholders in the …
Soon, people will be able to prove their age digitally when they buy alcohol. The Home Office’s recent consultation response outlined that government will legislate next year to allow digital identity services to be used as a proof of age …
Trust services sit under a piece of UK law called the eIDAS Regulations and they make electronic transactions faster, simpler, and more secure. In this blogpost, we talk about what OfDIA is doing with regard to trust services.
The UK Government is committed to promoting a global digital environment which is open but also safe. We believe that secure, privacy-enhancing digital identities that work across national boundaries can enable that objective.
This blog post takes a closer look at what the new roles in the gamma trust framework do, why we introduced them, and how they support providers looking to get certified against this new publication.
The Data (Use and Access) Bill will underpin the Government’s plans to ensure that digital identity products and services offered in the UK can be trusted by those that want to use them. The measures relating to digital identity – which …
