Utah Code § 63A-20-301

State-endorsed digital identity requirements
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(1) A state-endorsed digital identity shall:
(a) incorporate state-of-the-art safeguards for protecting an individual's identity, including
compromise detection, recovery mechanisms, and cross-context correlation protections;
(b) include methods to establish authenticity and integrity;
(c) be compatible with a wide variety of technological systems while maintaining strong privacy
and security;

(d) support online and offline presentation;
(e) enable a holder to:
(i) selectively disclose an individual's identity attributes; or
(ii) demonstrate that the individual meets a specified minimum age without disclosing the
individual's age or birth date;
(f) allow a holder to choose a digital wallet that conforms with the requirements established by
the department; and
(g) be easy for a holder to adopt and use.
(2) The department shall:
(a) validate verification of an individual's identity provided by an identity proofing entity;
(b) comply with the requirements of this chapter through technological means where possible;
(c) ensure any technical infrastructure used to control the issuance or revocation of a state-
endorsed digital identity is maintained within a state-controlled data center located within the
state;
(d) ensure that a state-controlled data center located within the state shall use best practices in
collection, processing, storage, and disclosure of all individual identity and identity attributes;
(e) select open technological standards for the creation, issuance, use, and acceptance of a
state-endorsed digital identity that are:
(i) publicly available; and
(ii) free from:
(A) licensing fees; and
(B) patent restrictions;
(f) verify and endorse a specific set of identity attributes including an individual's:
(i) name;
(ii) birth date;
(iii) image; and
(iv) Utah residence address; and
(g) create a process for:
(i) a holder to:
(A) obtain, maintain, and control an individual's state-endorsed digital identity;
(B) use an individual's state-endorsed digital identity;
(C) limit access to an individual's state-endorsed digital identity and identity attributes;
(D) obtain a new state-endorsed digital identity if the individual's state-endorsed digital identity
is compromised; and
(E) migrate a state-endorsed digital identity to another digital wallet compliant with this
chapter;
(ii) a holder to request that an individual's identity attributes be amended or corrected; and
(iii) appointment of a digital guardian to obtain or use a state-endorsed digital identity on an
individual's behalf.
(3) A state-endorsed digital identity may not include a mechanism that allows the department to
monitor, surveil, or track the presentation of a state-endorsed digital identity to another entity.
(4) Information provided by an individual to the state to obtain a state-endorsed digital identity may
only be:
(a) used for the purpose of issuing and managing a state-endorsed digital identity;
(b) used as authorized by the individual;
(c) retained as long as necessary to issue and manage a state-endorsed digital identity;
(d) maintained within a state-controlled data center located within the state; or
(e) disclosed to:

(i) the subject of the record or the subject's digital guardian; or
(ii) a person with a warrant or court order.
(5) The department may only revoke an individual's state-endorsed digital identity if:
(a) the state-endorsed digital identity has been compromised;
(b) the department's endorsement was:
(i) issued in error; or
(ii) based on fraudulent information; or
(c) the holder requests that the department revoke the individual's state-endorsed digital identity.
(6) The department shall report a data breach regarding individual identity or identity attributes in
accordance with Section 63A-19-405.

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