About Identity and Access Forum
The Identity and Access Forum is a cooperative, cross-industry body dedicated to development, advancement, and adoption of secure identity technologies, including physical and logical access. Through the collaborative efforts of a diverse group of stakeholders, the Forum advocates for market adoption of trusted, user-centric, and interoperable digital identities to ensure safe and seamless access to services across all interactions. The organization operates within the Secure Technology Alliance, an association that encompasses all aspects of secure digital technologies.
IAF Mission and Vision Statement
The Identity and Access Forum (IAF) advances the state of the art in Identity and fosters adoption across Identity & Access Management, Trust Frameworks & Ecosystems, Identity Assurance, Digital Identity, and Physical Access Control. IAF committees include Federal and State Government, Enterprises, Technology Vendors, and both Issuers and Relying Parties serving consumers. IAF ethically achieves interoperability, privacy protection, ease of use, and high assurance for all people, aligned with North American priorities.
Latest News
Digital Identity vs. Digital ID
A famous (and still relevant) cartoon from 1993 (Figure 1) insightfully portrayed Internet online anonymity, which exemplified the potential needs for actually verifying who or what is actually on the other end of online and offline digital transactions. With the arrival and increased adoption of Digital Identities and using Digital Identifiers (Digital IDs) to access…What is Identity Assurance?
This brief, prepared by the Identity & Access Forum of the Secure Technology Alliance, provides a simple, easy to understand explanation for those who are new to the terms associated with identity management, is not intended for subject matter experts or those whose work is centered around identity and its various components, and is the…Events
2024 Identity & Access Forum Fall Member Meeting
October 29-30, 2024 • Google Building, Reston, Virginia
Identity & Access Forum Virtual Meeting – August 14, 2024
Videos of Sessions
Working Committees
IAF Advances the State of the Art in Digital Identity and Fosters Adoption Across key functional areas.
The Identity and Access Forum (IAF) has seven working committees focused on topics relevant to Identity and Access and emerging technologies and this is where the work is done.
Member chairs and co-chairs lead the committees; members can join any committee and lead or participate in committee projects. The committee members define projects to focus on the critical issues or challenges that impact the Identity and Access industry or the implementation of new identity and access technologies.
The committees meet at IAF in-person meetings and in regular teleconferences. Each committee has a dedicated email list for communications and a collaboration site for managing projects.
Trust Framework and Ecosystems
Policy Guidelines | Interoperability & Inter-framework | Equity for All | Liability Assignment | Privacy Redress
Identity Access Management
Enterprise | Government | Commercial
Identity Assurance
Proofing and Enrollment | User Authentication | Federation & Credential Protection
Digital Identity
Online/Internet | Mobile Identity | Lifecycle Management | Issuing Credentials | Accepting Credentials | mDL
Physical Access Control
Entrypoint/Checkpoint | Devices | Visitor Management
Communication & Education
Website | Webinars | Education | Conferences/Events | Certification Programs
Jumpstart (mDL)
Identity and Access Forum Steering Committee
- Rajan Barara, Entrust – Vice-Chair
- Alexandre Pravato Cussigh, ST Microelectronics
- Joel Perez, GET Group NA
- Johannes Lintzen, Cryptomathic
- Isaac Young, HID Global
- Jim Colleran, CPI Card Group
- Mark Dale, XTec
- Mike Yu, UnionPay
- Neville Pattinson, Thales
- Soumya Chakbarty, JCB
- Sruti Jain, Consult Hyperion – Secretary
- Andreas Aabye, Visa
- Gerry Smith, IDTP
- Henk van Dam, FIME
- Jatin Deshpande, Giesecke+Devrient – Treasurer
- David Kelts, DecipherID
- Mark Stafford, Infineon
- Mike Zercher, Secure Element Solutions
- Patrick Kelly, Mastercard
- Lauren Helt, American Express
- Sri Swaminathan, Fiserv
- Teresa Wu, IDEMIA – Chair
- Won Jun, Intercede
- Mike Horkey, NextgenId
- Troy Bernard, Discover
Get Involved
If you have questions about the IAF, committee projects, or if you would like to join a committee, please get in touch with Sandy Mayfield, Managing Director of IAF at [email protected]. If interested in membership contact Christina Hulka, Executive Director at [email protected].
Explore an overview of member benefits here.