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Identity Proofing

nounid 2773·updated May 9, 2026
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The process by which a Credentials Service Provider (CSP) and a Registration Authority (RA) collect and verify information about a person for the purpose of issuing credentials to that person.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Process92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated88%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Pii85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Identity Proofings
possessive
Identity Proofing's
pluralpossessive
Identity Proofings'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
The process by which a Credentials Service Provider (CSP) and a Registration Authority (RA) collect and verify information about a person for the purpose of issuing credentials to that person.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
The process of providing sufficient information (e.g., identity history, credentials, documents) to a Personal Identity Verification Registrar when attempting to establish an identity.
NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →
§1
The process by which a Credentials Service Provider (CSP) and a Registration Authority (RA) collect and verify information about a person for the purpose of issuing credentials to that person.
FIPS PUB 2011 senseview framework →
§1
The process of providing sufficient information (e.g., identity history, credentials, documents) to a Personal Identity Verification Registrar when attempting to establish an identity.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The process by which a Credentials Service Provider (CSP) and a Registration Authority (RA) collect and verify information about a person for the purpose of issuing credentials to that person.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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