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Federation Assurance Level (FAL)

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Definition(s):

  A category describing the assertion protocol used by the federation to communicate authentication and attribute information (if applicable) to an RP.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-63-3

  A category describing the assertion protocol used by the federation to communicate authentication and attribute information (if applicable) to a relying party.
Source(s):
NIST SP 1800-17b under Federation Assurance Level