20.1 Requesting users to authenticate themselves
The New Zealand Web Standards 2.0 were released in March 2009 and replace the previous version, the New Zealand Government Web Standards 1.0 (below). See Meeting the standards for more information.
The Standard
20.1 All instances of requests for users to authenticate themselves in a web site utilising either the Government Logon Service (GLS) and/or the Identity Verification Service (IVS) must comply with the standards for these services, as set by the All-of-government Authentication Programme unit of the SSC.
Guide to this standard
Refer to Authentication Standards project for these standards.
Rationale for this standard
When two-way transactions are taking place on NZ government agency web sites, agencies need to be confident of the identity of those with whom they are transacting, and the users of these services need to be confident that any pseudonymous details they submit about themselves are secure.
The NZ government recognises the importance and significance of identity and security, and does not wish to compromise in this area.
