What is a Trust Framework?
A. In digital identity systems, certification programs that enable a relying party to trust the identity, security, and privacy assurances from an identity provider are called identity assurance frameworks, or more generally trust frameworks. The open trust framework set forth by the OIDF and the ICF is based on the model developed by the InCommon federation for higher education institutions. For a detailed explanation of this model, see our joint white paper, Open Trust Frameworks for Open Government. For details about the U.S. government requirements for adoption of non-governmental trust frameworks, see the ICAM Trust Framework Provider Adoption Process (TFPAP).
