NHIN Authorization Framework

The Authorization Framework is not a service. Rather, it describes the information, which must accompany the requests enabled by each of these Nationwide Health Information Network web services. The framework specifies various elements to be used by other NHIN services to define the pimary means of communication and protocols needed to establish a messaging, security, and privacy foundation for the NHIN. All NHIN services must follow this convention and CONNECT utilizes this framework at its core across all interfaces and systems.This Authorization Framework specification is foundational to the Nationwide Health Information Network and applies to every message.This specification does not intend to conflict with any referenced underlying normative standards.