Individuals, Micro and Small Businesses
(IMSB)
Trust Framework

Assertions

•         Identity Ecosystems need to avoid creating an underclass Certification and Attestation status for individuals, micro and small businesses who meet the NSTIC requirements.

 •          High quality IDESG and IEF NSTIC compliant Certification status needs to be affordable across the economic spectrum.

The Changing Nature and Role of Individuals, Micro and Small Businesses in Commerce

•         Individuals… are more than consumers

•         Individuals, Micro and Small Businesses are well suited to take advantage of the efficiencies of the online economy

•         Barriers to Individuals Micro and Small Businesses agility and efficiencies should be avoided.

Assertions – 2

•         Individuals… in their emerging roles need to be trustworthy like other elements in the Identity Ecosystem

 •         Individuals, Micro and Small Businesses have unique and complex value propositions. Their needs and requirements fit well into a Trust Framework