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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."

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 Releases SP 800-87 Rev 2
April 19, 2018

NIST has updated the federal agency organizational codes specified in Special Publication (SP) 800-87, Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally-Assisted Organizations. The changes included in this update, Revision 2, are summarized in the revision history in Appendix A.

NIST NCCoE Releases Draft SP 1800-12
October 2, 2017

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Releases Draft SP 1800-12, Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials

Comment: Revised Draft SP 800-73-4 and Revised Draft SP 800-78-4
May 19, 2014

Public Comments: (1) Revised Draft Special Publication 800-73-4, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and (2) Revised Draft Special Publication 800-78-4, Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification, are now available...

Draft SP 800-73-4, and Draft SP 800-78-4, are now available
May 13, 2013

Draft Special Publication 800-73-4, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, and Draft Special Publication 800-78-4, Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification, are now available