NZ Government Authentication Standards Launched

[colin.wallis@ssc.govt.nz]

"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".

Of particular interest to this TC is that one of the standards has been based on CIQ V3.0 for the first five elements defined in the New Zealand government's Data Formats for Identity Records Standard. 

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

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

And the Data Formats Standard specifically  
http://www.e.govt.nz/standards/e-gif/authentication/data-formats/

Ram contributed extensively to the standard and we are deeply grateful to him. 

We really would appreciate feedback and comment on Data Formats and in fact all aspects of the Programme so we can build those learnings back into the future releases.  

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