In 2011, NSTIC gained some visibility, but it wasn't until late 2012 that it took on the shape of more than a "maybe someday" project, when Google, PayPal and Equifax were named the first three officially credentialed IPs (identity providers).
Sure Google, PayPal and Equifax were federally credentialed Identity Providers (IdPs) and there were governing bodies, massive government involvement and private firms all chomping at the proverbial bit.
However, when Google, PayPal, Equifax are now credentialed providers of government services now and soon to be sites like Facebook are later. There are companies already set to go, marketplaces ready to run, and credentialed providers such as...
The first three, Google, PayPal and Equifax, were NSTIC credentialed in October 2011. A hundred years ago people made their own clothes, grew their own food, and waited a month to get a letter in the mail.
According to the White House Blog Post of October 14, 2011, Google, PayPal and Equifax are the first three official, federally credentialed, Identity Providers of the NSTICs (National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace) Identity Ecosystem.
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