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Kantara Initiative
Kantara Initiative is a global community focused on improving the trustworthy use of identity and personal data through many work and discussion groups, events and reports. It aims to improve confidence in identity solutions across all markets. It builds confidence that assessed services conform against national standards, including the UK government’s DIATF and National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) 800-63 standards for identity privacy and security. Kantara also issues trust marks based on conformance to criteria around identity proofing, credential management and various federated assertion functions.
Kantara Initiative Biometrics News
Kantara first accredited to certify UK digital ID providers to framework v1.0
The Kantara Initiative is positioning itself as the go-to for certification against the UK’s Digital Verification Services (DVS) Trust Framework….
| Aug 11, 2026 | Signicat certified for IDV, digital identity orchestration in UK by KantaraSignicat’s technology for biometric identity verification and ID document validation with NFC scans, ReadID, has been certified for the UK’s… |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Kantara updates digital identity certification criteria for latest NIST revisionThe Kantara Initiative has expanded its certification program for NIST’s Digital Identity Guidelines by releasing new criteria for their latest… |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Vouched targets healthcare industry IDV growth with IAL2 approval from KantaraVouched has earned Ready to Operate (RTO) approval from the Kantara Initiative for reliable remote identity proofing compliant with NIST… |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Certification becoming trust signal for procurement and market positioningOne consequence of the explosion of synthetic media and AI-generated identities is that trusted identity infrastructure has become strategically valuable… |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Kantara to assess digital ID vendor conformance to OpenID specs as Authorized AuditorThe OpenID Foundation has signed an MoU with the Kantara Initiative for the latter to take the role as an… |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Kantara publishes Service Assessment Criteria for Identity Assurance FrameworkKantara Initiative has announced the formal publication of the Kantara Identity Assurance Framework: SP 800-63A-4 Service Assessment Criteria (SAC) &… |
| Jan 30, 2026 | GOV.UK One Login regains DIATF certification by Kantara but role questions lingerGOV.UK One Login has regained certification to the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), after going through an… |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Kantara Initiative seeking public comment on update to Identity Assurance FrameworkThe Kantara Initiative has issued a call for public comment on the draft of its Identity Assurance Framework (KIAF): SP… |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Kantara first accredited to certify UK digital ID providers under DIATFThe Kantara Initiative has cemented its role in the UK’s digital identity ecosystem as the first conformity assessment body (CAB)… |
| Oct 8, 2025 | New policy for digital identity trust framework integrates NIST, PKI frameworksThe CARIN Alliance has announced the publication of what it says is the nation’s first unified digital identity credential trust… |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Yoti certified Orchestration Service Provider for UK digital ID scheme by KantaraYoti has officially become a certified Orchestration Service Provider (OSP) under the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF),… |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Orchestrating Identity certified for UK digital ID scheme by KantaraOnboarding and KYC startup Orchestrating Identity has been double-certified by the Kantara Initiative as both an Identity Service Provider (IDSP) and an Orchestration Service… |
| Jun 3, 2025 | UK startup’s accreditation, £18M One Login contracts to build digital ID trustOnboarding and KYC startup Orchestrating Identity has been double-certified by the Kantara Initiative as both an Identity Service Provider (IDSP)… |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Kantara welcomes Proof executivesThe Kantara Initiative has welcomed a new member of its Board of Directors. Renée Hunter, Proof’s general counsel, corporate secretary… |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Collaboration, standards shepherding decentralized digital ID to productionThe webinar “Road to EIC: Standards in Focus – Shaping the Future of Digital and Decentralized Identities” gathered together some… |
| Feb 3, 2025 | For Kantara, ISO 17065 means more clarity, flexibility in certificationKantara Initiative is transitioning its U.S. operations to the ISO/IEC 17065 standard for conformity assessment. In a video presentation, Kantara’s… |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Deepfake detectives lay out types of deepfakes and common attack pointsThe existence of deepfake detection implies the existence of deepfake detectives. That’s arguably the role of the Kantara DeepfakesIDV discussion… |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Kantara wants comment on privacy recommendations for mobile credentialsKantara Initiative is seeking comment on a new report focused on mobile identity credentials and individual privacy. The U.S.-headquartered nonprofit,… |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Inclusion critical in development of digital identifiers, DPI: KantaraA report published by Kantara Initiative, a U.S.-headquartered non-profit that advocates the trustworthy use of digital ID and personal data,… |
