Kay, For the sake of clarity, in your memo you refer to “concrete instructions” and “very specific instructions”. I also note that Andrew refers to “UKAS requirements for ISO 17065-accredited programs”. Can you please advise from whom you have received these instructions? Is it in fact UKAS? Also, can you please explain what is the [US] ‘assurance program’ – not a term with which I am familiar and, iirc, not one used in IS17065. Is this in fact the existing Identity Assurance Framework ? Thank you, Richard G. WILSHER CEO & Founder, Zygma Inc. www.Zygma.biz +1 714 797 9942, iirc, From: Andrew Hughes [mailto:andrewhughes3000@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 1 August, 2025 22:52 To: IAWG Cc: Secretariat@KantaraInitiative.org; Andrew Johnston Subject: [WG-IDAssurance] IAWG Updates Hi IAWG, You may have seen that NIST has finally released SP 800-63 v4. This is a significant milestone for Kantara and will initiate a flurry of activity for many of us. The publication of SP 800-63 v4 and UKAS requirements for ISO 17065-accredited programs have resulted in immediate changes to the US Assurance Program, as detailed in the attached memo. Most significantly, the US Assurance Program is assuming authority and responsibility over the service assessment criteria. Yehoshua and I are unavailable to meet on August 7 as we will both be at a conference. The next scheduled IAWG call will be on August 14 at the usual time. With the US Assurance Program now responsible for service assessment criteria, we will be evaluating the future role and work of IAWG. Andrew Hughes CISM mobile/signal +1 250.888.9474 <mailto:AndrewHughes3000@gmail.com> AndrewHughes3000@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-hughes-682058a