Fwd: [egov] NZ Government Authentication Standards Launched

["Ram Kumar" <kumar.sydney@gmail.com>]

CIQ TC,

FYI.

Regards,

Ram

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: colin.wallis@ssc.govt.nz <colin.wallis@ssc.govt.nz>
Date: 22 Aug 2006 04:40:08 -0000
Subject: [egov] NZ Government Authentication Standards Launched
To: egov@lists.oasis-open.org


NZ Authentication Standards launched
21 August 2006

Press release follows:
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"The New Zealand government today launched the suite of standards to
support their All-of-government Authentication Programme for
delivering services online.

The suite of authentication standards contains business process,
technology, and data standards aimed at maintaining and improving
authentication processes and services for government agencies
delivering services to people, particularly those delivered using the
Internet.

Two of the standards have been based on OASIS specifications.  The
latest CIQ  (Customer Information Quality V3.0) standard is the basis
for the first five elements defined in the New Zealand government's
Data Formats for Identity Records Standard, while a deployment profile
of the SAML V2.0 specification is the basis of NZ SAMS (New Zealand
Security Assertion Messaging Standard).

For further information on the Authentication Programme please visit
the New Zealand e-government website page
www.e.govt.nz/services/authentication/ "

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Electronic copies of the authentication standards themselves are available at
http://www.e.govt.nz/standards/e-gif/authentication

We really would appreciate feedback and comment on Data Formats and NZ
SAMS and in fact all aspects of the Programme. The services are
designed with privacy-enablement and user control in mind.

Cheers

Colin
PS: It is probably obvious but just to be clear; if your comments
carry IPR, then either make that explicit or refrain from commenting.
Thanks.)