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mDL for Financial Institutions: Draft Guidelines
March 18, 2026

The NCCoE has released an initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-42A, "Digital Identities - Mobile Driver’s License (mDL): Accelerating Development and Adoption of Digital Identity for Financial Institutions." The public comment period is open through May 8, 2026.

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 comments through December 8, 2023.

FIPS 201-3 Approved and Published: NIST Revises PIV Standard
January 24, 2022
Federal Register Number: 2022-01246

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."

Authenticating First Responders: Draft NISTIR 8334 Available for Comment
June 2, 2021

Draft NISTIR 8334, "Using Mobile Device Biometrics for Authenticating First Responders," is available for public comment through July 19, 2021.

Ontology for Authentication: Draft NISTIR 8344
February 8, 2021

NIST has released Draft NISTIR 8344, "Ontology for Authentication," for public comment. Please submit your comments by April 9, 2021.

Draft FIPS 201-3 and Workshop
November 3, 2020
Federal Register Number: 2020-24283

Draft FIPS 201-3, "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors," is now available for public comment through February 1, 2021. 

NIST Publishes SP 800-116 Revision 1
June 29, 2018

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-116 Revision 1, Guidelines for the Use of PIV Credentials in Facility Access.

NIST Released Draft NISTIR 8053
April 7, 2015

NIST requests comments on an initial public draft report on NISTIR 8053, De-identification of Personally Identifiable Information. This document describes terminology, process and procedures for the removal ...