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Projects Personal Identity Verification

Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors PIV

Downloadable PIV Software

Test Runner Software (updated February 13, 2020)
SP 800-73-4 Test Runner for PIV Card Applications, Middleware and Data Model

Please send an e-mail to [email protected] to request for a password to unzip the Test Runner file and/or for any questions you may have.

DISCLAIMER: This software is released by NIST as a service and is expressly provided "AS IS." NIST MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND DATA ACCURACY. NIST DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

Contacts

Ramaswamy Chandramouli - NIST
[email protected]

Andrew Regenscheid - NIST
[email protected]

Topics

Security and Privacy: Personal Identity Verification

Laws and Regulations: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12

Created May 24, 2016, Updated September 18, 2025