This part of ISO/IEC 24760 provides guidance for the management of identity information and for ensuring that an identity management system conforms to ISO/IEC 24760‑1 and ISO/IEC 24760‑2.

This part of ISO/IEC 24760 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 can also be addressed in other standards.