Posts explaining aspects of GOV.UK Verify and how it works
Today we're publishing two posts that explain what we're doing to protect users' privacy when they use GOV.UK Verify. For the last three years we've been working with our Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group to embed privacy into the service. The …
When we designed the identity assurance architecture we wanted to protect users from identity theft and fraud, to secure their data as it is used online, and to reduce the amount of information needed from the user to a minimum. …
GOV.UK Verify will provide users with a simple, trustworthy and secure means of accessing public services. Privacy is an essential component of that trust relationship. I’m an independent privacy specialist working alongside the GOV.UK Verify team to ensure that the …
The digital by default service standard sets out the standards that have to be met by government digital services. Part of the standard is about making sure that there is assisted digital support for those who need it. Each service …
This post is an introduction to the document checking service, part of GOV.UK Verify's technical architecture. If you're interested in the different documents and methods certified companies can use to verify you, you can read more in this post. ----- In …
Today we've published a guide on GOV.UK that explains in more detail what checks identity providers must perform to meet the published standards. When you use GOV.UK Verify to access a government service, you will be asked to choose a certified company. The …
Watch Janet Hughes demonstrating the identity assurance private beta service at the recent OIX UK, Economics of Identity Summit. This is work in progress, presented to give a flavour of how it will work. The service is liable to change quite a …
Identity assurance is a new service that will give people a secure and convenient way to sign in to government services. Read Janet Hughes' post explaining it on the GDS blog.
