Contents

Title Page and Notice		i
National Academies Statement		iii
Committee		iv
Preface		vii
Acknowledgment of Reviewers		x
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY		1
1	INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW	5
2	POLICY CONSIDERATIONS	16
	What Does Identity Provide?	16
	To Whom and for What?	19
	Permitted Users of the System	24
	Permitted Uses of the System	26
	Voluntary or Mandatory?	28
	What Legal Structures?	29
	Benefits and Drawbacks	30
3	TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES	34
	Binding Persons to Identities	37
	Backend Systems	41
	Data Correlation and Privacy	44
4	CONCLUDING REMARKS	46
APPENDIXES
A	Committee Member and Staff Biographies	51
B	What Is CSTB?	60