Date Published: December 2015
Comments Due: March 1, 2016 (public comment period is CLOSED)
Email Questions to:
piv_comments@nist.gov
NIST announces the release of Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-116 Revision 1, A Recommendation for the Use of PIV Credentials in Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), and requests public comments. It provides best practice guidelines for integrating the PIV Card with the physical access control systems (PACS) that authenticate the cardholders in federal facilities. The document also recommends a risk-based approach for selecting appropriate PIV authentication mechanisms to manage physical access to federal government facilities and assets.
Revision 1 updates SP 800-116 to align with FIPS 201-2. High-level changes include:
Access Control; Identification and Authentication; Physical and Environmental Protection; Planning; Personnel Security
Publication:
Draft SP 800-116 Rev. 1 (pdf)
Supplemental Material:
Comment Template (xlsx)
Related NIST Publications:
Document History:
12/28/15: SP 800-116 Rev. 1 (Draft)
06/29/18: SP 800-116 Rev. 1 (Final)
authentication, cryptography, Personal Identity Verification, planning, public key infrastructure, risk assessment
Technologies Laws and RegulationsFederal Information Security Modernization Act, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, OMB Circular A-130