Ron Martin
Executive Director, Open Security Exchange
The Federal Identity, Credentialing and Access Management (ICAM) architecture provides Federal, State, Local, Tribal Agencies and the private industry with a consistent approach for managing the vetting and credentialing of individuals requiring access to information systems and facilities. On December 2, 2011 the Federal Government released ICAM version 2. This version provides implementation guidelines mandated by the Office of Management and budget. The current state of personal and organizational interoperability relies on the sound principles of ICAM. The foundation of ICAM is "TRUST". Trust begins with an identity and its unique attributes. Individuals have one identity that can and will be asserted within facility and logical access systems based on the rights and privileges given to the identity. The facilitator of this assertion is the credential. The identity is bound to a "TRUSTED" unique certificate that is hosted by a Smart Card, Cell Phone or computer. This certificate or an encrypted key is used to facilitate authentication for that identity to be given access to a portal. The access portal can be a door to a building, a device and/or an information system. Therefore, the management of Identities, credentials and access rights is the essence of the convergence of information technology and security management. ICAM is the management framework for this convergence.
Key discussions areas will be: ICAM Overview, requirements determination, program implementation, convergence, and modernization of logical and physical access control systems. By attending this workshop, both physical and IT security professionals will be able to look at their systems within a converged environment.