Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected information services company Experian and security company Symantec’s jointly developed two-factor credentialing application to provide Enterprise Remote Identity Proofing (ERIP) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Credential Services in support of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA).
The Experian and Symantec application combines Experian’s identity proofing capabilities with the authentication capabilities of Symantec’s Validation and ID Protection (VIP) Service to deliver secure online identity credentials.
The application will utilise Experian’s Precise ID platform, risk-based identity proofing encompassing predictive risk assessments through a combination of identity element verification, authentication, risk scoring and progressive questioning to refine decisions about which identities should be allowed or denied to enter into the CMS system or further verified via alternate processes.
Symantec’s VIP service, the cloud-based authentication service, will enable CMS to provide secure online access and transactions to help obtain compliance and reduce fraud risk.
