ISO/IEC 29115:2013 provides a framework for managing entity authentication assurance in a given context. In particular, it:

- specifies four levels of entity authentication assurance,

- specifies criteria and guidelines for achieving each of the four levels of entity authentication assurance,

- provides guidance for mapping other authentication assurance schemes to the four LoAs,

- provides guidance for exchanging the results of authentication that are based on the four LoAs, and

- provides guidance concerning controls that should be used to mitigate authentication threats.