Orchestrating Identity gains dual Kantara certification in UK

Orchestrating Identity has been awarded dual certification from Kantara Initiative as both an Identity Service Provider and an Orchestration Service Provider under the UK's Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework.

The dual certification places Orchestrating Identity among only six organisations in the UK to achieve both statuses for Trust and Identity Orchestration. It is the only company in this group offering an open-access, flexible, and IDSP-agnostic orchestration platform, a structure designed to address single points of failure for businesses requiring trust and identity orchestration.

Kantara Initiative remains the only UK-accredited certification body authorised to assess and certify digital identity service providers against the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF). The DIATF is expected to come into law when the Data (Use and Access) Bill receives Royal Assent in the coming weeks. Compliance with these standards is seen as significant ahead of the forthcoming launch of the UK government's digital wallet.

The certification recognises Orchestrating Identity as a provider of secure, efficient, and trustworthy digital identity solutions that conform to the regulatory requirements of the DIATF.

David Rennie, Strategic Advisor at Orchestrating Identity, said:

Trust and Identity Orchestration - what we call TIDO services - bring much-needed confidence for consumers and organisations when transacting digitally.

He continued:

The dual certification under the UK's Trust Framework as both an Identity Service Provider (IDSP) and Orchestration Service Provider (OSP) allow us to bring internationally recognised, government-grade identity technologies to the commercial market through our partnership with IDEMIA Smart Identity. Our aim is to support digital services that demonstrably comply with regulatory standards and accelerate the growth of the digital economy both within the UK and across borders.

Digital identity initiatives are also underway beyond the UK, including the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet). Orchestrating Identity's certified TIDO services are designed in line with international identity standards to support interoperability and the wider global digital economy.

Rennie added:

Our dynamic approach to building trust in real time - particularly where fraud risks or regulatory challenges require a more adaptive model - is designed to be agile, scalable and human-first. Orchestration is key because there's no one-size-fits-all approach to verification; trust services need to create gateways rather than put up barriers.

Kantara comments

Kay Chopard, Executive Director of Kantara Initiative, said:

At Kantara Initiative, our goal is to drive the adoption of trusted identity services worldwide. It is our mission to give businesses and organisations the confidence that results from using identity services that have been certified against the most rigorous of standards.

Chopard concluded:

For this reason, we are pleased to have awarded our first orchestration accreditation in the UK to Orchestrating Identity. Their approach to open-orchestration has the potential to change the way the benefits of trusted identity verification is applied across a wide range of services.