Unified national access
{{Short description|Saudi national digital identity system}}
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{{Infobox software
| logo = Nafath logo.svg
| logo title = نفاذ
| other_names = Nafath
| author = * National Information Center of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (NIC)
| developer = * Elm Company
- Technology Control Company
| qid = Q123588485
| language = English, Arabic
}}
Unified National Access, (Nafath; Arabic: نفاذ) is a Saudi national digital identity system that allow Saudi citizens and residents to use an Absher account as single sign-on identity provider service providing basic information about the individual to the beneficiary and verifiying their status of residency or citizenship.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-12 |title=Unified national access |url=https://dga.gov.sa/en/node/553 |website=Digital Government Authority}}{{Cite web |title=IAM |url=https://www.iam.gov.sa/about.html |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.iam.gov.sa}}. The program was announced on 28 November 2016 by the Saudi Ministry of Interior to simplify and modernize log-in into governmental services.{{Cite web |date=28 November 2016 |title=وزير العدل ومدير مركز المعلومات الوطني يدشنان خدمات النفاذ الوطني الموحد |url=https://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/portal/Home/sectors/nic/contents/!ut/p/z0/fY09D8IgGIT_ShfH5gVCKitporYuNQ5WFoIEFT9eLJLqz7dV5y6XPHeXO1DQgkLT-5NJPqC5DbxXhSYV5yvK2VrwZkHkhtWlLCsmmjlsTYQa1HRpWPGXrlMSlA2Y3DtBi_-LzOMxxPuXMuswRTcj06F7PX-amWjPvh89b_XoaCZySnNGaHHQDuFxXe4-WmLAtA!!/ |website=وزارة الداخلية}}
The Nafath project was started at the Ministry of Interior together within National Information Center{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=National Information Center |url=https://saudipedia.com/en/article/470/government-and-politics/centers/national-information-center |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Saudipedia |language=en}} of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, develop and implemented by Elm Company and Technology Control Company, The system is interconnected with over 530 government and private platforms and applications.
Since its inception, Nafath has executed more than 3 billion verification operations as of November 2024.{{Cite web |title=SDAIA Official: Unified National Access Contributes to Unprecedented Digital Transformation in the Kingdom |url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2215597 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=spa.gov.sa |language=en}}
Overview
= Nafath SSO =
The purpose of Nafath Identity Access Management project (Nafath IAM) also known as (Saudi National Digital Identity{{Cite web |title=Case Details (Public) |url=https://publicadministration.un.org/unpsa/en/Home/Case-Details-Public?PreScreeningGUID=8bb14ef9-d259-4803-a2e0-93e86ca76672&ReadOnly=Yes&ReturnURL=http://publicadministration.un.org/unpsa/innovation-hub/UNPSA-Initiatives-and-the-SDGs |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=publicadministration.un.org}}) is preparing the infrastructure{{Cite web |title=SDAIA's Digital Services for Government Agencies Captivate Visitors at Smart City Expo |url=https://spa.gov.sa/en/N2201752 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=spa.gov.sa |language=en}} that needed to make information of digital identity secure, sharable and exchangeable between other digital platforms and services allowing users to use the same user credentials (Absher Account) with all other platforms.{{Cite web |title=Nafath Application Supports Kingdom's Global Entrepreneurship in Digital Verification Services |url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N1993593 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=spa.gov.sa |language=en}}
= Nafath app =
A Nafath application was launched to complement the desktop version, using biometric information, passkeys, and request codes to manage the authentication and authorization of sign-ons. Additionally, the app has logs of recent request history.{{Cite web |last=Nojood |date=2024-06-29 |title=Nafath App - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation |url=https://oecd-opsi.org/innovations/nafath-app/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |language=en-GB}}