Create an ID.me Account

CFIUS Case Management 

System

March 2021
Introduction

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This document outlines the processes associated for credentialing and identity 

proofing as defined by NIST SP 800-63 v3, Digital Identity Guidelines to obtain 

ID.me credential. ID.me is a certified commercial identity provider offering 

Identity Assurance Level (IAL) 2 and Authentication Assurance Level (AAL) 2 

credential. 

 All Affiliate Partners who attempt to logon for the first time need to sign up 

with ID.me through the following three-step process:

 Email Verification (Slides 5– 6)

 Two Factor Authentication Verification (Slides 7 – 10)

 Identity Verification (Slides 11 – 23)

 Virtual Supervised Identity Verification (Slides 24 – 35) 

 Process to logon to CFIUS (Slides 36 thru 39)

 NIST SP 800-63 v3

 http://www.nist.gov/nstic/
Launch Website

► Launch CFIUS Portal URL

 https://cfius.high.powerappsportals.us

► Select Sign In

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ID.me Sign Up

► Select Create an ID.me account

 Input your email address and create a password (twice) 

 Check Box – Accept the ID.me Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

 Select Create an ID.me account

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Email Verification

► ID.me will send an email for verification 

to the email account you used to 

register

 ID.me will send a confirmation email with 6-

digit code

 Once you select Confirm Your in your email, 

ID.me will verify automatically

 Select Continue

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Note: Web browser session is suspended 

until you respond to the ID.me email 

conformation. 
Email Verification

► Open the ID.me email and acknowledge the receipt

 Below is a example of the email you will receive (left image) with conformation and 6 digit 

code 

 Select Confirm your button, you will see the conformation notice (right image) 

 You should return to your browser session

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Two-Factor Authentication

► Select one of the options to setup twofactor authentication

 Text Message or Phone Call (Preferred) 

• Selected

 Push Notification

 Code Generator Application

 FIDO U2F Security Key

 Mobile Yubikey

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Note: This presentation captured 

screen shots for the first option: Text 

Message or phone Call. 
Text Message or Phone Call

► Select Text message 

 Enter your phone number

 Select text message

 Select Continue

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Note: Please use your real mobile 

phone number.
Text Message or Phone Call

► Verify Phone Number

 6 digit verification code generated 

automatically

 Select Continue

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Text Message or Phone Call

► Select Continue

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Congratulations! You have enabled two factor 

authentication for your account. Next step is to verify 

your identity.

ID.me will send you an email notification that you 

enabled two-factor authentication.
Identity Verification 

► Choose a verification method

 Upload photos of your license or state ID (Preferred)

• Highlighted, Slides 13-22

 Upload a photo of your passport

 Upload a photo of your passport card

 I don’t live in the United States (International)

• Highlighted, Slides 24-32

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Identity Verification 

► Read notice and consent to Biometric Data

 Please read the notice and content

• What is the Significance, Withdraw or Revoke 

consent, biometric data, collected, usage and 

sharing, retention, storage and changes. 

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 1: Take a photo with your phone

 Take a picture with my device (Selected)

 Upload a photo

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 1: Take a photo with your phone

 Enter your phone number

 Select Continue

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 1: Take a photo with your phone 

 A text message will be sent to your phone

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Note: You current Web browser session is 

suspended until you respond to the action 

required. 
Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 1: Take a photo with your phone

 ID.me will send a text to your phone

 Select on the link from your phone to:

• Upload the front and back of your photo ID

• Upload a selfie photo

 Once photos are uploaded, ID.me will verify automatically

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 2: Take a video selfie with your phone

 Once you completed the front and back license 

photos, a video selfie message is displayed on your 

phone.

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 2: Take a video selfie with your phone

 Ensure you are in a well-lit area

 Allow “verify.id.me” to access your cell phone camera

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 2: Take a video selfie with your phone

 Follow the prompts to complete the video selfie process

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► You should receive a successful message 

on the phone and return to computer. 

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 3: Enter Social Security number

 Enter 9 digits 

 A text will be send to cell phone number

 Select Continue

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Option 1: Upload Photos of Your License or State ID

► Step 4: Confirm information

 Check box – Accept the use of Fair Credit Reporting Act

 Select Continue

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Note: Please verify the information listed

► Step Final: User should be directed back to 

application or service.
Website Redirect

► User will experience either of these two results: 

1) User session is successfully redirected back to CFIUS for testing 

2) Redirect failure. (This is a known error. Follow slides 34 – 38 to logon to CFIUS)

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Option 2: Virtual In-Person Proofing Session

► ID.me could not verify your identity

 Select Verify Identify via Video Call

 Start Over (Optional)

• Select one of the options to setup two-factor 

authentication

» Text Message or Phone Call (Preferred)

» Push Notification

» Code Generator Application

» FIDO U2F Security Key

» Mobile Yubikey

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Option 2: How to start a Virtual In-Person Proofing Session

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Option 1: User initiates Virtual In-Person 

Identity Proofing by selecting “I don’t live in 

the United States”

Option 2: User initiates Virtual In-Person 

Identity Proofing after one unsuccessful 

online (self-service) identity proofing 

attempts
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 1

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► The user is given an 

overview of the 3 step 

identity verification 

process

► When they are ready 

to proceed they select 

“Get Started”
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 2

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► The user confirms that 

their personal 

information shown on 

the screen is accurate 

and selects “Continue"
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 3

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► The user confirms that 

the address shown on 

the screen is their 

current or most recent 

address and selects 

“Continue"
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 4

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► The user is given the option to 

upload 2 Primary IDs or 1 

Primary and 2 Secondary IDs as 

evidence

► In this example the user chose 2 

Primary IDs and was prompted 

to select them via the dropdown 

menu at the bottom of the 

screen

► The user chose U.S. Passport 

and Driver’s License, which we 

will see on the next screen
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 5

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► The user is given the 

option to either upload 

photos of their 

documents from their 

computer or take them 

directly with their 

mobile phone
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 6

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► The user is taken 

through each step of 

the upload process 

based on the pieces of 

identity evidence they 

selected
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 7

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► The user enters 

their mobile phone 

number where they 

will be texted a link 

to capture a photo 

of themselves 

(selfie capture) 
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 8

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► Once the user captures 

and successfully 

uploads their selfie, 

they will receive a 

confirmation screen 

that prompts them to 

return to their original 

browser to resume the 

session
Option 2: Virtual In-Person Identity Proofing Flow: Step 9

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► The user reviews their 

personal information to 

ensure it is correct and 

then selects “continue”
Website Redirect

► User will experience either of these two results: 

1) User session is successfully redirected back to CFIUS for testing 

2) Redirect failure. (This is a known error. Follow slides 34 – 38 to logon to CFIUS)

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Logon to CFIUS Portal

► Launch CFIUS Portal URL

 https://cfius.high.powerappsportals.us

► Select Sign In

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Logon to CFIUS Portal

► Sign in with ID.me Account

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Logon to CFIUS Portal

► Complete Logon

 Receive authentication code via phone

 Select Continue (left)

 Select Continue (right) 

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Log On 

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Note: Success logon (authentication) to CFIUS