What is not surprising about the final version of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) is the role the National Institute of Standards and Technology will take on.

By Jason Miller and John Buckner
Federal News Radio


NIST's responsibilities will be familiar - one of facilitator.
But what is surprising about the new strategy is that with the thousands of comments the White House received about the draft issued last June, the biggest change was in who would lead this effort.
The administration made it clear in the final document that it's asking the private sector to lead the way in securing online identities in cyberspace.

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