The Digital Identity Service submits the established identity (e.g. name, address etc) to the SoJ Directory in the form of an enquiry. The SoJ Directory responds with a or depending on whether a “Y” “N” matching record is found. If the response is a then a Ref (identifier) is “Y” also provided. The business rules concerning when a or response “Y” “N” is given will be determined with the directory Assuming the response from the directory is the Digital Identity “Y”, Service would pass the Ref to the RP. The Digital Identity Service would also provide the user with an authentication token, storing any necessary authentication data in its database. Where the RP is within the States of Jersey, it will interact directly with the SoJ Directory, using the Ref to retrieve the RP specific identifier and any required data. Subsequent RP service access would then only require the Ref (or another Digital Identity Service specific identifier it that is appropriate) to be asserted and authenticated and the Ref replayed to the RP. This flow illustrates one possible flow only. Other approaches may be possible depending on the capabilities of the Digital Identity Service Tenderer. The flow does reflect the States of Jersey current thinking about how it will provision its directories within the context of the eGov Services Platform (see below). Specifically: States of Jersey RPs would be able to access the relevant directories. RPs will have RP specific identifiers that they use within systems. The eGov Portal will use a Ref is different to the RP identifiers) to reference the individual. The directory will provide the linkage between the identifiers External services will only be able to interact with a directory using enquiries, as opposed to querying for or searching data. eGov Services Platform The States of Jersey is delivering a platform for providing government digital services in a consistent way, referred to as the Services Platform” (ESP). “eGov The States of Jersey is employing a oriented architecture”. The Digital “services Identity Service will be a key component of the ESP and will need to integrate with it at an appropriate level. Further information is available in [ESP].
The Digital Identity Service submits the established identity (e.g. name, address etc) to the SoJ Directory in the form of an enquiry. The SoJ Directory responds with a “Y” or “N” depending on whether a matching record is found. If the response is a “Y” then a Ref (identifier) is also provided. The business rules concerning when a “Y” or “N” response is given will be determined with the directory Assuming the response from the directory is “Y”, the Digital Identity Service would pass the Ref to the RP. The Digital Identity Service would also provide the user with an authentication token, storing any necessary authentication data in its database. Where the RP is within the States of Jersey, it will interact directly with the SoJ Directory, using the Ref to retrieve the RP specific identifier and any required data. Subsequent RP service access would then only require the Ref (or another Digital Identity Service specific identifier it that is appropriate) to be asserted and authenticated and the Ref replayed to the RP. This flow illustrates one possible flow only. Other approaches may be possible depending on the capabilities of the Digital Identity Service Tenderer. The flow does reflect the States of Jersey current thinking about how it will provision its directories within the context of the eGov Services Platform (see below). Specifically: States of Jersey RPs would be able to access the relevant directories. RPs will have RP specific identifiers that they use within systems. The eGov Portal will use a Ref is different to the RP identifiers) to reference the individual. The directory will provide the linkage between the identifiers External services will only be able to interact with a directory using enquiries, as opposed to querying for or searching data. eGov Services Platform The States of Jersey is delivering a platform for providing government digital services in a consistent way, referred to as the “eGov Services Platform” (ESP). The States of Jersey is employing a “services oriented architecture”. The Digital Identity Service will be a key component of the ESP and will need to integrate with it at an appropriate level. Further information is available in [ESP].