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FIPS 201-3 Approved and Published: NIST Revises PIV Standard
January 24, 2022
Federal Register Number: 2022-01246

The Secretary of Commerce has approved the publication of FIPS 201-3, NIST latest revision of "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors."

Test PIV Cards Version 2 Available
March 23, 2021

Version 2 of test Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards now available.

Draft FIPS 201-3 and Workshop
November 3, 2020
Federal Register Number: 2020-24283

Draft FIPS 201-3, "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors," is now available for public comment through February 1, 2021. 

NIST Publishes SP 800-175B Revision 1
March 31, 2020

NIST publishes Revision 1 of SP 800-175B, "Guideline for Using Cryptographic Standards in the Federal Government: Cryptographic Mechanisms."

Draft White Paper on Understanding Emerging Blockchain IDMS
July 9, 2019

A draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, "A Taxonomic Approach to Understanding Emerging Blockchain Identity Management Systems," is available for public comment until August 9, 2019.

NIST Publishes SP 800-116 Revision 1
June 29, 2018

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-116 Revision 1, Guidelines for the Use of PIV Credentials in Facility Access.

NIST Releases SP 800-87 Rev 2
April 19, 2018

NIST has updated the federal agency organizational codes specified in Special Publication (SP) 800-87, Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally-Assisted Organizations. The changes included in this update,...

NIST NCCoE Releases Draft SP 1800-12
October 2, 2017

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Releases Draft SP 1800-12, Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials

Best Practices Whitepaper for Privileged User PIV Authentication
February 5, 2016

This draft white paper is a best practices guide. The paper is in response to the Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan (CSIP), published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...

DRAFT NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8055, DPC POC Research
July 14, 2015

NIST announces the public comment release of Draft NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8055, Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials (DPC) Proof of Concept Research. 

Comment: Revised Draft SP 800-73-4 and Revised Draft SP 800-78-4
May 19, 2014

Public Comments: (1) Revised Draft Special Publication 800-73-4, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and (2) Revised Draft Special Publication 800-78-4, Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity...

Draft NISTIR 7863, is available for public comment
December 13, 2013

NIST is pleased to announce that Draft NIST Interagency Report 7863, Cardholder Authentication for the PIV Digital Signature Key, is available for public comment. NISTIR 7863 ...

Draft SP 800-73-4, and Draft SP 800-78-4, are now available
May 13, 2013

Draft Special Publication 800-73-4, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and Draft Special Publication 800-78-4, Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification, are now available 

NIST Announces the Revised Draft FIPS 201-2
July 9, 2012

The NIST Computer Security Division is pleased to release the Revised Draft Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201-2, Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors. The Revised Draft FIPS...