# Electronic Authentication Assurance Level Code

## Full Formal Attribute Name

gfipm:2.0:user:ElectronicAuthenticationAssuranceLevelCode

## Abbreviated Formal Attribute Name

ElectronicAuthenticationAssuranceLevelCode

## Definition

The maximum NIST electronic authentication assurance level that can be satisfied by the electronic identity on which this assertion is based.

## Data Type

NIST Electronic Identity Assurance Level Code

## Metadata Version

2.0

## Usage Information

This attribute is a four-level code, ranging from level 1 through level 4, in which each level corresponds to an authentication mechanism assurance level defined in Section 8.2 ("Authentication Mechanism Requirements") of NIST Special Publication 800-63, "Electronic Authentication Guideline", published in April 2006.
If there is a SAML authentication context associated with the SAML assertion containing this attribute, then the NIST level conveyed by this element MUST be consistent with the type of authentication conveyed by the SAML authentication context.

## Example Content

"NISTLEVEL1", "NISTLEVEL2", "NISTLEVEL3", "NISTLEVEL4"

## NIEM Xpath

N/A

## NIEM Definition

N/A

## Source

GFIPM Demo Project Participants (CISA, JNET, and RISS)

## Misc. Notes

None Provided