What is E-Authentication?
Simply put, E-Authentication allows citizens and businesses to select and use government and non-government-issued electronic credentials to conduct transactions with various government agencies and departments. It is a service that makes it easier for citizens to get access to online government services. The enabling of E-Authentication services across government agencies is just starting. Once the system is fully implemented, you will be able to access any E-Authentication-enabled Federal website application with a single ID and password set. You will not be required to remember different log-in information for each government website. Right now, a single logon credential (a combination of a username and a password) issued by a participating Credential Service Provider will be able to get you onto many government web applications. The first step is to get a Credential Service Provider (CSP) to issue you a single logon ID and a password. This one set of credentials will allow you to a
E-Authentication is a service that enables American citizens and businesses to use log-in IDs (identity credentials) they already have from trusted websites to get access to government services online. In the E-Authentication Federation, member government websites can recognize and trust log-in IDs that are issued by other Federation-member websites. The trusted websites that issue these log-in IDs may be other government agencies, academic institutions, or commercial entities, like banks or other financial service institutions.
