Using authenticators to protect an online service

Good Practice Guide (GPG) 44 helps you choose the authenticator that will give you the right level of protection for your service.

From:: Cabinet Office and Government Digital Service
Published: 9 May 2013
Last updated: 14 May 2020 — See all updates

This guidance will help you choose the authenticator that will give you the right level of protection for your service. An authenticator could be some information (like a password), a piece of software or a device.This guidance was written by Government Digital Service (GDS) with help from organisations across the public sector. Key contributors include:

Companies House
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
HM Land Registry
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Home Office
Ministry of Defence (MoD)
National Crime Agency (NCA)
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
NHS
the Scottish Government

It has been reviewed by organisations from the financial and technology industries, as well as privacy advocates and digital identity experts.

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