NIEF TPAT | TD: NIEF Background Check Status Indicator Attribute

NIEF Background Check Status Indicator Attribute, v1.0

Specifies requirements for Identity Provider Organizations (IDPOs) that wish to assert the National Identity Exchange Federation (NIEF) Background Check Status Indicator attribute on behalf of their users.

Assessment Steps (3)

1 Usage (Usage) Does the organization correctly assert the Background Check Status attribute in accordance with the established attribute format rules for the Federated ICAM protocol(s) and conformance or interoperability profile(s) that it uses? Also, does the asserted attribute name align with the attribute definition provided in the NIEF Attribute Registry? See https://nief.org/attribute-registry/attributes/user/nief/BackgroundCheckStatusIndicator/1.0/. Artifact Sample Provide a sample of a technical protocol assertion (e.g., JSON, XML, SAML, OIDC, etc.) correctly using this attribute.
2 Provenance (Provenance) Does the organization perform a thorough criminal background check including fingerprint checks against state and national databases and verifies that there are no adverse results found? Artifact Background Check Information Provide details on how the organization handles background checks.
3 Remediation (Remediation) Does the organization have a remediation process for handling cases where a user's background check fails, but they are still a candidate for employment? Verify that such users will not assert BackgroundCheckPassed. (ie. Unless the RP thoroughly reviews and accepts the remediation process of a given IDP, it should not be assumed that the remediation process of the IDP is sufficient for all RPs) Artifact Remediation Process Document/upload the policy/process the organization uses for remediating failed background checks.

Conformance Criteria (1)

Attribute Validity When asserting the Background Check Status attribute on behalf of a user, an IDPO or APO shall assert the attribute name correctly, in accordance with the attribute definition as stipulated at https://nief.org/attribute-registry/attributes/user/nief/BackgroundCheckStatusIndicator/1.0/. In addition, an IDPO or APO shall assert a Background Check Status Indicator attribute value of 'true' for a user only if the user has passed a thorough criminal background check.

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Identifier

https://trustmark.nief.org/tpat/tds/nief-background-check-status-attribute/1.0/

Publication Date

2017-12-12

Issuing Organization

NIEF (https://nief.org/) View Contact

NIEF Support

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Keywords

NIEF, National Identity Exchange Federation, Attributes, NIEF Attributes, Identity Provider Organization, IDPO, Attribute Provenance, Attribute Provider Organization, APO, Interoperability

Issuance Criteria

yes(ALL)

Target Stakeholder

Identity Provider Organizations (IDPOs) and Attribute Provider Organizations (APOs) within the NIEF community, as well as Federated ICAM Relying Parties that require assurances about the quality of attributes asserted by NIEF IDPOs and APOs.

Target Recipient

Identity Provider Organizations (IDPOs) and Attribute Provider Organizations (APOs) that intend to assert Federated ICAM attributes in a manner that conforms to the attribute assertion requirements stipulated by NIEF.

Target Relying Party

Federated ICAM Relying Parties that require assurances about the quality of attributes asserted by NIEF IDPOs and APOs.

Target Provider

Trustmark Providers that are capable of issuing Federated ICAM interoperability trustmarks. Note that the Trustmark Provider must have a access to a fully functional Federated ICAM test federation to perform the necessary assessment steps for this trustmark.

Provider Eligibility Criteria

Any organization or business entity may act as a Trustmark Provider for trustmarks under this Trustmark Definition.

Assessor Qualifications

Any individual employed or contracted by the Trustmark Provider may act as the assessor for trustmarks under this Trustmark Definition.

Trustmark Revocation Criteria

For any trustmark issued under this Trustmark Definition, the Trustmark Provider must revoke the trustmark upon any condition whereby one or more Conformance Criteria cease to be satisfied, unless the trustmark contains appropriate documentation of that condition in accordance with the exception reporting requirements specified by the Trustmark Framework Technical Specification.

Extension Description

This Trustmark Definition requires no extension data.

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Terms (5)

Term Name	Abbreviations	Definition
Global Federated Identity and Privilege Management	GFIPM	An applied research program in federated identity and credential management that was initiated in 2005 as part of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative. The GFIPM program sought to develop secure, scalable, and cost-effective technologies for information sharing within the law enforcement and criminal justice communities.
Identity Provider	IDP	A software entity that performs user authentication each time an individual presents themselves to a federated identity trust framework or issues user assertions about the individual for a given information technology session. These user assertions are presented to systems deployed by Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) in a federated identity trust framework for the purposes of access control and audit.
Identity Provider Organization	IDPO	An organization that vets individuals, collects attributes about these individuals, and maintains those attributes in an accurate manner. The IDPO may operate one or more Identity Provider (IDP) systems in a federated identity trust framework.
National Identity Exchange Federation	NIEF	A collection of agencies in the U.S. that have come together to share sensitive law enforcement information.
NIEF Attribute Registry		A collection of attribute definitions that are intended for use by organizations and communities that wish to implement Federated Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) technologies within the context of the National Identity Exchange Federation (NIEF).

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