FW: Government of Canada Industry Consultation on CyberAuthentication R

John,

The Government of Canada is about to ask external credential service providers to join our credential federation. We are planning to base our selection criteria and process on the SAML standards work that has been done by OASIS and by the Kantara Initiative. To that end we would like to spread notice of the industry consultation event we will be hosting in order to attract as many of these entities as possible to the event.

Thanks.

Regards,
Bob Sunday

Security & Identity Management | S�curit� et gestion de l'identit�

Chief Information Officer Branch | Direction du dirigeant principal de l'information

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secr�tariat du Conseil du Tr�sor du Canada

Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R5

Office: 613-941-4764

Email: robert.sunday@tbs-sct.gc.ca

Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada

From: Consultation SPTI - ITSS Consultation
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Subject: Government of Canada Industry Consultation on Cyber Authentication Renewal Program / Consultations aupr�s de l'industrie sur le programme de renouvellement de l'authentification �lectronique du gouvernement du Canada

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Outreach Bulletin

Government of Canada Industry Consultation on Cyber Authentication Renewal Program

Industry Consultation: February 16, 2010
Optional One-on-one Sessions: February 16 � 18, 2010
National Capital Region

In collaboration with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is inviting representatives of private-sector organizations to participate in consultations on the Cyber Authentication Renewal Program.

The Government of Canada (GC) is investigating solutions that would allow individuals the option of using their existing credentials in order to gain online access to government programs and services. This proposed approach would provide flexibility to both departments and agencies, and to individuals who access these services. It would allow departments and agencies to use credentials that are appropriate to the sensitivity of their service offerings, while allowing individuals to choose the credential they wish to use to access any online GC services.

The GC is considering basing its accreditation framework initially on the Kantara Initiative�s* Service Assessment Criterion and Assurance Assessment Scheme.

The GC is inviting industry organizations to participate in a consultation on February 16, 2010, to validate and refine its approach to electronic authentication, and to gather information on how it will solicit and accredit external credential service providers � using a federated model. The industry consultation will be followed by optional one-on-one sessions beginning the afternoon of February 16, 2010 and concluding by close of business February 18, 2010.

For further information, please send an email to ConsultationSPTI.ITSSConsultation@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca, or visit the event posting on MERX.

*The Kantara Initiative (http://kantarainitiative.org/) is a group of individuals, developers, organizations, governments, and technology providers that, in 2009, amalgamated several long standing foundations and associations from the identity community. The goal of the Kantara Initiative is to harmonize and coordinate the actions of this community to help ensure secure, identity-based, online interactions while preventing misuse of personal information.

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Bulletin d�information

Consultations aupr�s de l'industrie sur le programme de renouvellement de l'authentification �lectronique du gouvernement du Canada

Consultations aupr�s de l'industrie : 16 f�vrier 2010
S�ances individuelles facultatives : 16 au 18 f�vrier 2010
R�gion de la capitale nationale

Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada (TPSGC), en collaboration avec le Secr�tariat du Conseil du Tr�sor (SCT), invite les repr�sentants des organisations du secteur priv� � participer aux consultations sur le programme de renouvellement de l�authentification �lectronique.

Le gouvernement du Canada est � la recherche de solutions qui donneraient aux utilisateurs la possibilit� d�utiliser leur justificatif existant afin d�acc�der en ligne � des services et � des programmes gouvernementaux. Cette approche propos�e offrirait de la flexibilit� aux minist�res, aux organismes et aux utilisateurs. Elle permettrait aux minist�res et aux organismes d�utiliser des justificatifs appropri�s en fonction de la sensibilit� des services offerts, tout en permettant aux utilisateurs de choisir le justificatif qu�ils veulent utiliser pour acc�der � tous les services gouvernementaux en ligne.

Le gouvernement du Canada envisage tout d�abord de fonder son cadre d�accr�ditation sur les Service Assessment Criterion (crit�res d��valuation de service) et l�Assurance Assessment Scheme (programme d��valuation de l�assurance) de l�initiative Kantara*.

Le gouvernement du Canada invite les organisations de l�industrie � participer � des consultations le 16 f�vrier 2010 pour valider et pr�ciser son approche � l��gard de l�authentification �lectronique et pour recueillir des renseignements sur la mani�re dont le gouvernement sollicitera et accr�ditera les fournisseurs externes de services de justificatifs en utilisant un mod�le f�d�r�. Les consultations men�es aupr�s de l�industrie seront suivies de s�ances individuelles facultatives qui commenceront le 16 f�vrier 2010 en apr�s-midi et se termineront � la fermeture des bureaux le 18 f�vrier 2010.

Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, envoyez un courriel � l�adresse ConsultationSPTI.ITSSConsultation@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca, ou visitez le site du MERX pour l�annonce d'�v�nements.

*L�initiative Kantara (http://kantarainitiative.org/)est un regroupement de gens, de d�veloppeurs, d�organismes, de gouvernements et de fournisseurs de technologie qui, en 2009, a fusionn� plusieurs fondations et associations de longue date de la communaut� d�identit�. L�objectif de l�initiative Kantara est d�harmoniser et de coordonner les actions de cette communaut� pour faire en sorte que les interactions en ligne sont s�curitaires et bas�es sur l�identit� en plus de pr�venir l�utilisation malveillante des renseignements personnels.

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