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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 Abstract 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... See full abstract 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. Hide full abstract 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 Documentation Publication: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.201-3 Download URL Supplemental Material: Potential Updates [3-23-2022] (xlsx) Web version Federal Register Notice NIST news article 2020 Draft - Public Comments and Resolutions (pdf) Related NIST Publications: SP 800-73-5 SP 800-73-5 SP 800-73-5 SP 800-78-5 SP 800-76-2 SP 800-79-2 SP 800-85A-4 SP 800-87 Rev. 2 SP 800-96 SP 800-116 Rev. 1 SP 800-156 SP 800-157 SP 1800-12 IR 7863 Document History: 11/03/20: FIPS 201-3 (Draft) 01/24/22: FIPS 201-3 (Final) Topics Security and Privacy access control , authentication , Personal Identity Verification , personnel security Technologies biometrics , smart cards Laws and Regulations Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 HEADQUARTERS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 X (link is external) facebook (link is external) linkedin (link is external) instagram (link is external) youtube (link is external) rss govdelivery (link is external) Want updates about CSRC and our publications? 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