NIST IAL3 verification is a highly-supervised level of identity proofing which links claimant identities with unique real world identities to protect against impersonation attacks and requires a 100% remote workflow system with controlled hardware.
HYPR helps businesses meet NIST IAL3 requirements through passwordless authentication and a supervised IAL3 process with chat, video, facial recognition with liveness detection and document verification – providing stronger phishing resistance and reduced cyber liability insurance costs.
IAL3 Requirements
NIST 800-63-4 IAL3 requirements provide users accessing cloud resources with a more stringent identity proofing standard than was required previously, unlike its less stringent predecessors (IAL1 and IAL2) which only required physical presence verification and more substantial evidence validation – this includes face verification as well as linking robust biometrics with an identity credential to protect against advanced impersonation attacks like SIM swaps and MFA bypasses which breach IAL2 security.
Trustswiftly facilitates ial3 compliance by offering hardware-backed identity proofing sessions that move verification data off a user’s phone and into an auditable piece of hardware, thus neutralizing presentation attacks such as silicone masks or high-resolution screens that bypass software solutions. In addition, Trustswiftly’s live facial recognition utilizing certified 3D depth and liveness detection ensures that anyone before the camera is who they claim they are.
As well as physical presence, IAL3 requires an agency representative to be present during any proofing sessions and verifying evidence presented – this can either be done in-person or remotely supervised. Unsupervised remote proofing may be possible but cannot meet IAL3 as it does not require an operator from your agency being present and does not offer the same level of certainty as supervised sessions do; most unsupervised remote proofing methods employ commodity hardware/services which can easily be manipulated by adversaries to avoid capture of real world information like driver’s license information.
Resilience Against Advanced Impersonation Attacks
Impersonation attacks using deepfakes and artificial intelligence to pose as brand employees have become more sophisticated in recent years, making them hard to detect using traditional methods and potentially bypassing layers of defenses.
NIST 800-63-4 was recently updated with an emphasis on identity proofing using IAL3 identity proofing technology and strong, phishing-resistant authentication combining secure federated identities and device checks. This approach reduces password usage while improving usability and decreasing risk by using two-factor authentication (TFA). Furthermore, verification must be conducted during supervised sessions as opposed to self-configuration methods that expose teams to vulnerabilities and spoofing attacks.
Attaining IAL3 standards requires remote but supervised verification that includes chat, video, facial recognition and liveness detection in combination with document authentication. This level of rigor protects against advanced fraud attacks such as evidence falsification, theft and repudiation while being more resilient against injection attacks such as man-in-the-middle. Furthermore, using authenticators like YubiKey security tokens with stringent chain of custody processes prevents SIM swapping or bypassing of MFA.
Trustswiftly can assist CSPs with meeting IAL3 requirements by offering its passwordless authentication and identity verification platform, which features a flexible workflow based on risk. Trustswiftly combines chat, video and face/fingerprint/iris verification technologies in order to meet this mandate while decreasing attack surfaces, cyber liability insurance premiums, operational costs due to reduced password reset requests.
Non-Repudiation Requirements for FedRAMP High or DoD Audits
Federal agencies depend on an array of tech tools to optimize their operations, from cloud storage services and developer productivity tools, to FedRAMP compliance for any software or service connected to the internet. Failures could have serious repercussions for an agency if its confidentiality, integrity or availability fail – such as in case of server outages that halt operations for days at a time.
FedRAMP compliance can be an arduous, time-consuming journey that demands continuous oversight. Accomplishing compliance requires keeping up with monthly vulnerability scans, quarterly reporting requirements and ongoing POA&M updates; without an organized roadmap in place security teams risk missing deadlines and jeopardizing their FedRAMP status.
CSPs working with the government face unique requirements when it comes to verifying identity. FedRAMP-align IAL3 guidelines demand high-strength evidence such as document authentication, liveness detection facial recognition and cryptographic authentication on FIDO devices to prevent spoofing attacks. Traditional in-person methods for collecting evidence don’t protect against sophisticated phishing or social engineering attacks – TrustSwiftly’s IAL3 provides a secure process remotely while supervised that meets these standards ensuring evidence remains unchanged between physical person and the relying party.
CSPs need an approach to security and compliance that scales with their federal client needs, for instance balancing risk when it comes to storing sensitive PII against purging early to avoid breaches can often be daunting. TrustSwiftly’s comprehensive IAL3 solution makes evidence management and storage secure while still giving access to essential team members while protecting privacy.
Scalability & Flexibility
IAL3 requires CSP representatives to inspect individual identity documents, take biometric scans of people in an ID proofing session and match these against claimed digital identities in face-to-face or remote ID proofing sessions. However, this method can be expensive, time consuming and non scalable for distributed teams; moreover it requires hardware-backed authenticators like YubiKey tokens with stringent chain of custody processes in place to avoid theft and fraud – Trustswiftly makes this process much simpler and scalable compared with traditional in-person ial3 identity verification software.
Trustswiftly’s NIST 800-63-4 IAL3 software can assist your organization in meeting IAL3 requirements, meeting fedramp high identity proofing or adhering to 3PAOs with its remote verification via chat/video, liveness detection facial recognition facial recognition document authentication step up reproofing step reproofing credential issuance based on risk – helping reduce cyber liability insurance costs security risks operational expenses through more efficient verification.
Your organization can also select an assurance level based on transaction sensitivity, so HR, legal, and nist 800-63-4 ial3 compliance teams can choose an IAL3 verification with strong biometric matching when applicable, while less stringent standards may suffice in other circumstances. This granular approach to ID assurance may be particularly effective when addressing high stakes use cases where biometric matching might be a requirement whereas less stringent standards might suffice in others cases.
