<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI This is a renamed version of the NSSOT that the OIDF was asked to comment on several months back.<div><br></div><div>I expect it will include openID, but likely will focus on higher assurance for electronic transactions.</div><div><br></div><div>I haven't seen the new draft.</div><div><br></div><div>Below is what I know about the Friday announcement.</div><div><br></div><div>We still have an opportunity for input on the implementation plan.</div><div><br></div><div>John B.<br><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" lang="en-us" class="OutlookMessageHeader" align="left"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Kahn, Ely J. [mailto:Ely_J._Kahn@nss.eop.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Kahn, Ely J.<br><b>Cc:</b> Ozment, Andy<br><b>Subject:</b> The document formerly called the National Strategy for Secure Online Transactions<br></font><br></div><div></div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">Dear Colleagues and Friends:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">I have a number of updates to provide you. <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>We have changed the title of the National Strategy for Secure Online Transactions to the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC, which is pronounced N-STICK). The purpose of this change is to more accurately reflect the scope of the document. <o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>The next draft of the strategy will be posted publicly on <a href="http://whitehouse.gov/cybersecurity" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">whitehouse.gov/cybersecurity</a> this Friday, June 25<sup>th</sup>. We will be collecting comments over a three week period using an Open Government crowdsourcing tool called IdeaScale.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>We have restructured the strategy. There are now two documents: the core strategy document that is being posted on <a href="http://whitehouse.gov/cybersecurity" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">whitehouse.gov/cybersecurity</a> and a more detailed implementation plan. Later in July we will circulate the implementation plan in a similar fashion as the earlier drafts of the strategy. We are not planning on circulating the core strategy document again beyond Friday’s posting.<o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 17px; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Our plan is still to have the strategy completed and signed by the President in the September/October timeframe.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">We have made some great progress over the last month. Hopefully that comes through in the next draft of the strategy that you will see on Friday. <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">One other important piece of news… Friday will also be my last day at the White House. I am headed off to Wharton Business School for a few years. Andy Ozment from the National Security Staff (NSS) (<a href="mailto:JOzment@nss.eop.gov" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">JOzment@nss.eop.gov</a>) will take over as the NSS lead for the project and he will be supported by the NSS Privacy Officer, Tim Edgar.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">It has been my honor and pleasure working with you all on this effort. I think it has great potential to make a significant difference in the cybersecurity posture of the Nation. If you need to reach me after Friday, you can find me at <a href="mailto:elykahn4@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">elykahn4@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">Ely<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><b><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Ely Kahn<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><b><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">National Security Staff<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><b><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The White House<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><b><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">202-456-4534<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div>On 2010-06-23, at 6:35 PM, Chris Messina wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Curious if (presuming it will) this strategy will incorporate OpenID?</div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100622_4813.php">http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100622_4813.php</a><br clear="all">
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