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Projects Personal Identity Verification

Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors PIV

News and Updates

Draft SP 800-157R1 and SP 800-217 Public Comment
November 14, 2024
The final public drafts (fpd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-157 Revision 1, Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials, and SP 800-217, Guidelines for Personal Identity Verification (PIV)...
NIST Revises SP 800-73 and SP 800-78
July 15, 2024
In January 2022, NIST revised Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201, which establishes standards for the use of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials, including those on PIV Cards. NIST Special...
Comment on NIST SP 800-79 Revision 3
December 13, 2023
The initial public draft (ipd) of SP 800-79r3 (Revision 3), Guidelines for the Authorization of PIV Card and Derived PIV Credential Issuers, provides appropriate and useful guidelines for assessing the reliability of PIV Card...
Drafts of SP 800-73-5 and SP 800-78-5 Available for Public Comment
September 27, 2023
Two PIV publications are being revised: "Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification" (SP 800-73-5, 3 parts), and "Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification" (SP 800-78-5). Submit your public...
NIST Releases Two Draft Guidelines on PIV Credentials
January 10, 2023
NIST is announcing the initial public drafts of NIST SP 800-157r1 (Revision 1), "Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials," and NIST SP 800-217, "Guidelines for Personal Identity Verification...
FIPS 201-3 Approved and Published: NIST Revises PIV Standard
January 24, 2022
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."

Contacts

Ramaswamy Chandramouli - NIST
ramaswamy.chandramouli@nist.gov

Andrew Regenscheid - NIST
andrew.regenscheid@nist.gov

Topics

Security and Privacy: Personal Identity Verification

Laws and Regulations: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12

Created May 24, 2016, Updated March 27, 2025