The General Services Administration has announced that its single sign-on platform, Login.gov, will start offering partner agencies a new identity verification option that complies with the National Institute of Standards and Technology 800-63 Identity Assurance Level 2 standard, or IAL2.
GSA said Wednesday partner agencies will now have the option to pick an IAL2-compliance offering that requires a higher identity assurance level to help customers perform remote identity verification.
“Proving your identity is a critical step in receiving many government benefits and services, and we want to ensure we are making that as easy and secure as possible for members of the public, while protecting against identity theft and fraud,” said GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan.
“Login.gov’s new IAL2-compliant product offering is another milestone in ensuring agencies have a wide variety of strong identity verification options,” she added.
In April, GSA announced that its Login.gov platform will start piloting facial matching technology in accordance with NIST’s Digital Identity Guidelines to achieve remote identity verification at IAL2.
According to the agency, the IAL2 certification covers in-person and remote identity verification offerings and marks the transition of the offering from the pilot phase to general availability.
About Login.gov
Login.gov is a shared technology service within GSA’s Technology Transformation Services and enables the public to use a single account to facilitate secure access to services across participating government websites.
Since its launch in 2017, the platform has reportedly supported more than 300 million annual sign-ins and over 500 applications and has served more than 50 federal and state agencies.