Join. Innovate. Trust.
Kantara Initiative is a unique global ‘commons’ that operates conformity assessment, assurance and grant of Trust Marks against de-jure standards under its Trust Framework program whilst in parallel nurturing ‘beyond-the-state-of-the-art’ ideas and developing specifications to transform the state of digital identity and personal data agency domains.
About us
Identity Assurance
Kantara Initiative Accredits Assessors and Approves Credential Service Providers. Kantara provides third-party assessment for
NIST SP 800-63-3.
NIST SP 800-63-3.
Kantara Trust Registry
View the Kantara Initiative Approved CSPs, Accredited Assessors, & Registered Applicants
What We Do
Kantara Initiative nurtures ‘beyond-the-state-of-the-art’ ideas and develops specifications to transform the state of digital identity and personal data agency domains
The principles of openness, transparency and fairness
Kantara Initiative, Inc holds steadfast the principles of openness, transparency and fairness in its engagement with its participants & members, other industry consortia and the broader identity and privacy community.
- International exposure
- Knowledge and networking beyond home base
- Access to standards drafts from ISO etc
- Develop best practice in an open reputable community
News and Announcements
Kantara Approves Neustar Caller Authentication, Identity Verification and Digital Identity Risk as a Component Service
Neustar’s digital and call center identity service is conformant with NIST SP 800-63 rev.3 (Technical) Class of Approval at IAL2 and…
Exostar earns healthcare digital identity trust framework certification by Kantara
Certificate awarded for NIST 800-63 ID and data privacy and EPCS compliance https://www.biometricupdate.com/202101/exostar-earns-healthcare-digital-identity-trust-framework-certification-by-kantara
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What people say about Kantara Initiative
“We see Kantara Initiative as a good platform for Seadot to cooperate with other organizations in our domain to ensure cybersecurity for the digital economy – specifically within identity, assurance and trust”.
“The Kantara Initiative had a reputation for excellence and for not cutting any corners during the auditing process, so we selected the Kantara Initiative as our community because we wanted to go through an accreditation process the market and our customers would respect. As the digital economy grows, the Kantara Initiative plays an essential role in providing business customers with the confidence that the identity solutions they are considering have been vetted”.
“We were motivated to join Kantara Initiative to help us establish an architecture where a clear, unambiguous information exchange can take place. Using Kantara’s Consent Receipt specifications, we are able to offer our partners a service that eliminates the need for centralized databases of personal information and greatly simplifies their compliance requirements”.