- What is E-Authentication?
- Why Is E-Authentication Important?
- What is a Credential?
- How Does E-Authentication Work? (User Perspective)
- How Does E-Authentication Work? (Technical Perspective)
- The FMCSA Portal Deployment
- What's Next?
- Questions?
E-Authentication is:
- An emerging, Government-wide, online identity validation service
- A service that will allow users to enter user IDs (identity credentials) from trusted providers to access Government and some private services online
Why Is E-Authentication Important?
- Improves access to FMCSA systems through the COMPASS program
- Sets the stage for implementation of single sign-on in 2007
- Provides access to the E-Authentication Federation
- Initial users will have access to sites being launched by members of the Federation, a collection of public and private organizations that will make their sites accessible to E-Authentication credential holders
- FMCSA users with E-Authenticatoin credentials from other sources [e.g. Employee Express] will soon be able to use their credentials on FMCSA and other public and private Federation sites
- Satisfies the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Requirement
- FMCSA has been designated as DOT's lead agency for meeting OMB's requirement for all Federal agencies to have one E-Authentication-enabled application
- DOT has received a "Green" E-Government rating as a result of our success so far
What is a Credential?
- A traditional credential (password/user ID) is replaced with one supplied by a "Credential Service Provider (CSP)"
- FMCSA users are to use credentials provided through Employee Express when they are to use the FMCSA Portal
- Carriers and other industry users will be able to obtain credentials from ORC, Inc., the initial FMCSA CSP. ORC, Inc. will ensure that a user's identity has been verified (through the use of a social security number and a visual check by a Notary Public) before validating a special user ID/password combination
- Credentials could then be used on other Government and private applications as they become available-provided that a user is authorized to use those applications.
How Does E-Authentication Work? (User Perspective)
Step 1:
At access point (portal, agency Web site or credential service provider), user selects agency application and credential provider
Step 2:
- User is redirected to selected credential service provider
- If user already possesses credential, user submits it for authentication
- If not, user acquires credential and then submits it for authentication
Step 3:
Credential service hands off authenticated user to the agency application selected at the access point
(Note: This is similar to the way we currently access Web sites)
How E-Authentication Works (Technical Perspective)
- FMCSA current E-Authentication Program will involve the FMCSA Portal
COMPASS Portal E-Authentication Facts
- Approximately 15-30 users
- Launch in September, 2006
- Credentials for Federal users will be those issued by Employee Express and for Carriers by ORC, Inc.
- Credentials will be used until Agency-wide implementation of COMPASS Single Sign-on
- Users given access to Federation sites as they become available (though additional credentials may be required)
What's Next?
- E-Authentication becomes integrated into COMPASS Portal Access and COMPASS Single Sign-On
- FMCSA secures Green status on E-Authentication/E-Government for DOT through 2006
- Federation begins to open new E-Authentication enabled sites
Questions?
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