TDIF is a significant and tangible milestone in the rollout of Australia’s digital identity ecosystem and comes after months of rigorous assurance evaluations and privacy and security testing.
Assurance evaluations
In addition to digital identity exchange operators, the Australian TDIF sets out standards, rules and guidelines for identity, credential and attribute providers as well. “Organisations and government agencies can apply for TDIF accreditation and undergo a series of assurance evaluations for their digital identity service,” the Australian government explains.“To become a TDIF accredited provider, applicants are required to demonstrate how their digital identity service meets requirements for accessibility and usability, privacy protection, security and fraud control, risk management, technical integrity and more.” To date only digital identity services provided by public sector organisations such as myGovID and Australia Post’s Digital iD have received official TDIF accreditation.