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Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 HSPD-12

Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors (August 27, 2004) initiated the development effort for FIPS 201 and other publications and testing related to Personal Identity Verification (PIV).

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Security and Privacy: Personal Identity Verification

Created May 31, 2016, Updated June 22, 2020