ICAMSC / DCCOI Cloud Identity Working Group

This is the github collaboration site for the ICAMSC / DCCOI Cloud Identity Working Group. We are developing a Cloud Identity Playbook over the next three months. Please leave a comment as an issue or on the wiki for content to consider, best practices, challenges, and solutions. The ultimate deliverable will be a playbook for federal agencies to plan and architect either hybrid or cloud native enterprise identity solutions.

The Cloud Identity Working Group is chartered under the direction of the Co-Chairs of the Federal Chief Information Security Officer Council (FCISOC), the Identity, Credentialing and Access Management Subcommittee (ICAMSC), and the Data Center and Cloud Optimization Initiative Program Management Office (DCCOI).

Purpose

Create guidance to help agencies integrate and operate identity architecture components hosted in a public cloud environment, thereby facilitating the OMB cloud smart initiative within the Federal Government (USG) and ensuring secure and efficient identity management operations.

Scope

Three focus areas:

1. Applies Federal IT policy and guidance recommendations with respect to cloud infrastructures
2. Addresses agency challenges with migrating identity infrastructures to cloud environments
3. Aligns with OMB M-19-17, Section II Managing Identities, Credentials, and Access in Modern Government

Timeline

The Cloud Identity Working Group is expected to hold 90-minute virtual working sessions roughly every four weeks, with a tentative wrap-up date of September 30, 2021.

Deliverable

The Working Group’s final deliverable will be a Cloud Identity Playbook to help federal agencies plan and architect hybrid or cloud native identity solutions. Final draft for ICAMSC and DCCOI review by September 30, 2021