Identity glossary

The world of identity is full of complicated terms and acronyms, and it can be hard to keep everything straight. Here, we'll define the most common identity terms and answer frequently asked questions about each topic.

AMLID

A

Account takeover (ATO) fraud

A

Anti-money laundering (AML)

A

Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)

B

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

C

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

C

Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)

C

Customer Due Diligence (CDD)

C

Customer Identification Program (CIP)

C

Data breach

D

Deepfake

D

Document check

D

Enhanced due diligence (EDD)

E

False negative

F

False positive

F

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

F

Federated identity management (FIM)

F

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

F

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

F

Fullz

F

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

G

Generative AI fraud

G

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC)

G

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

G

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)

H

INFORM Consumers Act

I

Identity Assurance Levels (IAL)

I

Identity and access management (IAM)

I

Identity authentication

I

Identity graph

I

Identity verification (IDV)

I

Know Your Patient (KYP)

K

Know Your Seller (KYS)

K

Know your business (KYB)

K

Know your customer (KYC)

K

Knowledge-based authentication (KBA)

K

Link analysis

L

Money services businesses (MSB)

M

Multi-factor authentication

M

Politically exposed person (PEP)

P

Red Flags Rule

R

Regtech

R

Sanctions

S

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

S

Self-sovereign identity (SSI)

S

Selfie check

S

Single sign-on (SSO)

S

Spear phishing

S

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)

S

Subject access request (SAR)

S

Suspicious Activity Report/Suspicious Transaction Report (SAR/STR)

S

Synthetic ID

S

Synthetic fraud

S

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

N

USA PATRIOT Act

U

Ultimate beneficial owner (UBO)

U

Watchlists

W

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AMLID
Account takeover (ATO) fraud
Anti-money laundering (AML)
Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)
Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
Customer Identification Program (CIP)
Data breach
Deepfake
Document check

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