Date Published: December 2010
Supersedes:
SP 800-78-2 (02/19/2010)
Author(s)
W. Polk (NIST), Donna Dodson (NIST), William Burr (NIST), Hildegard Ferraiolo (NIST), David Cooper (NIST)
This document contains the technical specifications needed for the mandatory and optional cryptographic keys specified in FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, as well as the supporting infrastructure specified in FIPS 201 and the related Special Publication 800-73, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and SP 800-76, Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification, that rely on cryptographic functions.
This document contains the technical specifications needed for the mandatory and optional cryptographic keys specified in FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, as well as the supporting infrastructure specified in FIPS 201 and the related Special...
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This document contains the technical specifications needed for the mandatory and optional cryptographic keys specified in FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, as well as the supporting infrastructure specified in FIPS 201 and the related Special Publication 800-73, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and SP 800-76, Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification, that rely on cryptographic functions.
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Keywords
PIV; FIPS 201; HSPD-12; Cryptography; digital signature; authentication; Personal Identity Verification; PIV
Control Families
Access Control; Identification and Authentication; Physical and Environmental Protection; System and Communications Protection