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# 1Kosmos as a Credential Service Provider (CSP)

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### Overview

NIST Special Publication [800-63A Enrollment and Identity Proofing](https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63a.html) provides detailed requirements and controls for the enrollment and identity proofing of individuals into digital identity systems.

Identity proofing is the process by which a Credential Service Provider (CSP) collects and verifies information about a person in order to issue credentials to that person, as illustrated below:

These identity proofing processes, controls, and requirements are presented in [NIST SP 800-63A](https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63a.html) to achieve the following processing objectives:

* **Resolve** a claimed identity to a single, unique identity within the context of the population of users served by the CSP.
* **Validate** that all supplied evidence is valid (correct) and genuine (not counterfeit or misappropriated), and that the claimed identity exists in the real world.
* **Verify** that the claimed identity is associated with the real person supplying the identity evidence.


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