Nationwide Adoption of Identity, Credential, and Access Management Services and the Trustmark Framework

Submitted by: Communication and Technology Committee

CTC.005.t2017

WHEREAS, the need for further information sharing between law enforcement and justice and public safety in the United States is crucial to protecting the public, public safety responders and for homeland security; and

WHEREAS, public safety and many laws require that the information they share is secured against compromise by outside threats and accessible only to authorized entities; and

WHEREAS, existing identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) solutions have demonstrated their value to the public safety community by actively identity proofing and vetting users on mission critical voice and data networks while promoting collaboration and mutual trust within public safety communities of interest (COI); and

WHEREAS, disparities in current ICAM solutions make it difficult for public safety organizations to confidently and quickly access important information from systems outside of their current domain(s); and

WHEREAS, there is no universally accepted and straightforward process for facilitating trust and interoperability between existing disparate ICAM initiatives; and

WHEREAS, interoperability will be a vital component of ICAM as FirstNet, NextGeneration 911 (NG 9-1-1), and other networks become available to public safety users; and

WHEREAS, in support of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) commissioned the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to develop and demonstrate a Trustmark Framework that facilitates cost-effective scaling of interoperable trust across multiple Communities of Interest; and

WHEREAS, the Trustmark Framework is supported by the National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (Nlets), SAFECOM, National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) and other key public safety stakeholders; and

WHEREAS, the Trustmark Framework is a means to achieve trust and interoperability between various identity federations without requiring explicit, written bilateral agreements; and

WHEREAS, the Trustmark Framework provides a template for creating nationwide mission critical interoperability by incorporating both existing and future public safety grade ICAM and information sharing and safeguarding solutions; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) endorses the adoption of the Trustmark Framework in an effort to achieve a federated nationwide ICAM solution and facilitate the secure exchange of law enforcement and justice and public safety information nationwide.