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ITL Bulletin

Using Personal Identity Verification (Piv) Credentials in Physical Access Control Systems (PACS)

Date Published: February 2009

Author(s)

Shirley Radack (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

authentication methodology; access to Federal facilities; biometrics; cryptography; Federal Information Processing Standard 201; Homeland Security Presidential Directive; HSPD; information technology; PACS; Personal Identification Verification; PIV; PIV Cards; physical access control systems; risk management; security controls; threats to systems
Control Families

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Documentation

Publication:
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Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
02/26/09: ITL Bulletin (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

Personal Identity Verification

Laws and Regulations

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12