This International Standard provides guidance for practice of implementing and managing identity management systems and for ensuring that such systems meet the requirements in ISO/IEC 24760 Part 1, Terminology and Concepts, and in ISO/IEC 24760 Part 2, Reference Architecture and Requirements.

This International Standard is applicable to an identity management system where identifiers or PII relating to entities are acquired, processed, stored, transferred or used for the purposes of identifying or authenticating entities and/or for the purpose of decision making using attributes of entities. Practices for identity management may also be addressed in other standards.