Date Published: May 2016
Comments Due: September 7, 2016 (public comment period is CLOSED)
Email Questions to: dig-comments@nist.gov
Supersedes:
SP 800-63-3 (04/09/2015)
[Updated: 11/30/2016]
NIST has initiated an effort to update Special Publication 800-63-2, Electronic Authentication Guideline. After a call for comments on SP 800-63-2 in 2015, NIST began drafting a revision of the Guideline, which is being reorganized into multiple parts:
SP 800-63-3 Digital Authentication Guideline
SP 800-63A Enrollment and Identity Proofing Requirements
SP 800-63B Authentication and Lifecycle Management
SP 800-63C Federation and Assertions
SP 800-63-3 development will follow a four-phase approach:
Phase I - Initial Drafting (March-April) [completed]
Phase II - Public Preview (May-September) [completed]
Phase III - Public Comment (starting January 2017)
Phase IV - Document Finalization (mid-2017)
The Guideline is currently being prepared for the Public Comment phase (Phase III), comprising a traditional, extended public comment period.
Visit the links below to learn more:
Identification and Authentication
Publication:
SP 800-63-3 Development: Public Preview Site (GitHub)
Development Milestones
Supplemental Material:
Development Milestones (other)
Public Preview Summary (blog) (other)
Document History:
04/09/15: SP 800-63-3 (Draft)
05/08/16: SP 800-63-3 (Draft)
01/30/17: SP 800-63-3 (Draft)
03/31/17: SP 800-63-3 (Draft)
06/22/17: SP 800-63-3
Security and Privacy
authentication; cryptography; public key infrastructure