Summary

A standard product or service supporting sector-facing services, to authenticate user identity, where that user is operating on behalf of an organisation that deals with the department.

Categories

The categories applicable to this standard are:

Architecture
  • Security Architecture
Technical
  • Security Management

Purpose

Consistent use of identity platforms provides a foundation to develop joined-up end-to-end user journeys across our services. This enables the delivery of tailored solutions and access privileges which are linked to the user’s role and aligned to their needs.

'Identity' within this standard refers to how our services utilise user identities to authenticate and authorise access to services.

B2B (Business-to-Business) within this standard refers to identity segment for services provided for sector users who need to interact with our services due to being employed by or engaged with a sector organisation the department deals with.

How to meet this standard

Apply the standard in your work

Approved products

Approved product or service

Product or service
DfE Sign-in
Vendor
DfE
Version
N/A
Use-case
Department for Education (DfE) Sign-in is how schools and other education organisations access DfE online services.

Declaring conformance with this standard

Conformance with the standard must be recorded every 12 months.

Owner and contacts

Standard owner
Martin Sivorn
Chief Information Security Officer
Other point of contact
Dom Harley
Senior Product Manager