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The next 6 months: services that plan to start using GOV.UK Verify
We’ve been working with departments to identify the digital services that will need to use GOV.UK Verify. This post lists the services we’re expecting to start using GOV.UK Verify in the next 6 months. The Government’s aim is that all …
Identity assurance for local authority and private sector services
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Janet Hughes and Oli Blackaby, Posted on:
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Industry and market engagement, Policy
We’ve had a few questions on the blog and elsewhere about how GOV.UK Verify might be developed in the future for users of services in the wider public sector and in the private sector. At this stage, we're prioritising building …
Assisted digital support for people using GOV.UK Verify to access government services
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Janet Hughes and cliverichardson, Posted on:
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Delivery, How GOV.UK Verify works, Policy
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 …
Identity assurance for organisations and agents
GOV.UK Verify is the new way for people to prove their identity when accessing government services. It is primarily for people who want to access digital services for individuals - services relating to things like personal tax, passports and driver …
GOV.UK Verify public beta
This post is about the launch of GOV.UK Verify's public beta, which took place in October 2014. For help with Government Gateway, you will need to contact HMRC direct. Today we’ve been marking an important milestone for GOV.UK Verify: we’ve …
Validating identity information against an authoritative source
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 …
Information for companies interested in becoming identity providers
At the end of November we'll launch a procurement exercise for suppliers interested in becoming identity providers. We're planning to set up a new framework agreement, and then to issue call-off contracts to identity providers on the framework. Identity providers operate …
How we use open source code on the identity assurance programme
James Stewart has published a post about how GDS decides when it's ok not to publish source code. The identity assurance programme operates within the approach outlined by James. We do publish information about our design, but we don’t publish code …
How certified companies verify your identity
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Janet Hughes, Posted on:
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How GOV.UK Verify works, Standards and certification
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 …
GOV.UK Verify - almost ready for public beta
GOV.UK Verify is the new way for people to prove who they are when using digital services. It will replace face-to-face and postal methods of verifying people’s identity, so the process can be done online. We’re excited to announce the …