Market map / Identity proofing
Login.gov
The US government's shared sign-in and identity-proofing service: one secure account for the public to access participating federal agencies.
- Category
- Government identity service
- Lane
- Identity proofing
- Founded
- 2017 (IAL2-certified 2024)
- Ownership
- US GSA, Technology Transformation Services (public sector)
- HQ
- Washington, D.C., US
Summary
Login.gov is a shared authentication and identity-verification platform run by the GSA's Technology Transformation Services. It lets individuals use one account across multiple federal agencies, sparing each agency from building its own identity stack, and offers NIST IAL2-compliant proofing including document and live-selfie matching (certified 2024).
Best for
US federal and partnering public-sector agencies needing a government-operated shared sign-in and proofing service for citizen-facing apps.
Consider if
You need anything outside US public-sector identity; it is not a commercial CIAM product.
Strengths
- One government-run account spanning many federal agencies
- NIST IAL2-compliant proofing with document and facial matching
- Operated as a shared service by GSA, offloading identity ops from agencies
Considerations
- US federal/public-sector scope only; not a commercial offering
- History of IAL2-compliance delays flagged by GAO before 2024 certification