SP 800-63-3, Digital Identity Guidelines
WithdrawnNIST · NIST Special Publication · June 22, 2017
Summary
Split digital identity into separate assurance levels for identity proofing, authentication, and federation across a four-volume suite, and modernized password rules, such as dropping forced periodic changes.
Topics
Replaces
- SP 800-63-2, Electronic Authentication Guideline (withdrawn)
Replaced by
- SP 800-63-4, Digital Identity Guidelines (in effect)
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- Issuer
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Type
- NIST Special Publication
- Number
- SP 800-63-3
- Issued
- June 22, 2017
- Status
- Withdrawn
Withdrawn by its issuer (NIST's term).
Updated in December 2017 and March 2020, superseded by SP 800-63-4, and withdrawn on August 1, 2025.
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