Episode 67: ID standard series: Vetting and proofing

Standards for proofing and vetting an identity vary by different jurisdictions. With many different project underway designed to offer individuals a better way to assert an identity there are also efforts to standardize how it is proofed and vetted. Dan Combs, CEO at the eCitizen Foundation and Member of the Harvard Policy Group-Leadership for a Networked World, is leading the current drafting work that may lead to a U.S. standard for identity proofing and vetting. In this edition of the Regarding ID podcast Combs fills us in on the work the group is doing and how it relates to other projects underway.