Date Published: January 2022
Supersedes:
FIPS 201-2 (09/05/2013)
Planning Note (03/23/2022):
Some potential updates have been identified. These are not official changes but may be corrected in a future errata update or revision of the publication.
Author(s)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
This document establishes a standard for a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) system that meets the control and security objectives of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12. It is based on secure and reliable forms of identity credentials issued by the Federal Government to its employees and contractors. These credentials are used by mechanisms that authenticate individuals who require access to federally controlled facilities, information systems, and applications. This Standard addresses requirements for initial identity proofing, infrastructure to support interoperability of identity credentials, and accreditation of organizations and processes issuing PIV credentials.
This document establishes a standard for a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) system that meets the control and security objectives of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12. It is based on secure and reliable forms of identity credentials issued by the Federal Government to its employees and...
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This document establishes a standard for a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) system that meets the control and security objectives of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12. It is based on secure and reliable forms of identity credentials issued by the Federal Government to its employees and contractors. These credentials are used by mechanisms that authenticate individuals who require access to federally controlled facilities, information systems, and applications. This Standard addresses requirements for initial identity proofing, infrastructure to support interoperability of identity credentials, and accreditation of organizations and processes issuing PIV credentials.
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Keywords
authentication; authenticator; biometrics; credential; cryptography; derived PIV credentials; digital identity; Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS); HSPD-12; federation; identification; identity proofing; integrated circuit card; Personal Identity Verification; PIV; PIV identity account; public key infrastructure; verification
Control Families
Access Control; Identification and Authentication; Planning; System and Communications Protection
