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All-of-government Authentication Programme

With the Internet becoming a mainstream channel for interacting, transacting, and participating, online authentication has become a prerequisite for effective and efficient government worldwide.

The Internet offers government a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver more coordinated, more accessible, more networked, and more trustworthy services to businesses and people- a real opportunity to meaningfully deliver on its transformational goals for the State Services.

However, the Internet was built without a way to confidently identify who is transacting.

To use some government services, people need to verify who they are. People also need to know they are dealing with a real government agency. Both of these are enabled by "authentication" which is the process of establishing, to the required level of satisfaction, the identity of one or more parties to a transaction.

Government has decided that an all-of-government approach to this issue is essential. The All-of-government Authentication Programme has taken measured, controlled steps forward in progressing towards long-term goals over the past six years.

The scope of the Authentication Programme includes work on policy, authentication standards, and all-of-government shared services (Government Logon Service, Identity Verification Service, and Future Services).

igovt.

igovt is the umbrella brand for the New Zealand government’s approach to online identity management.  igovt helps people more conveniently and securely verify their identity when dealing with government agencies on the Internet.

igovt means that your government agency can offer more personalised online services involving more valuable transactions because you can have confidence in the identity of who you are dealing with.

NOTE:

The Government Logon Service (GLS) will be rebranded as the igovt logon service by July 2009.
The Identity Verfification Service (IVS) will be rebranded as the igovt identity verification service by July 2009.

For more information visit the igovt website: www.i.govt.nz

Our online Library has media releases, articles about the Authentication Programme, and key documents.

Current scope

In the current phase of the Authentication Programme, progress towards the long-term goals will be made by:

  • Assisting agencies with implementing Authentication Standards and development of new ones as required.
  • Progressively rolling out the Government Logon Service to government agencies.
  • Complete detailed design and pilot of the proposed Identity Verification Service.
  • Investigate the feasibility of further all-of-government authentication shared services.