FIPS 201

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FIPS 201 (Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 201) is a United States federal government standard that specifies Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements for Federal employees and contractors.

In response to HSPD-12, the NIST Computer Security Division initiated a new program for improving the identification and authentication of Federal employees and contractors to access Federal facilities and information systems. FIPS 201 was developed to satisfy the technical requirements of HSPD-12, approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and issued on February 25, 2005.

This Standard specifies the architecture and technical requirements for a common identification standard for Federal employees and contractors. FIPS 201 specifies that an identity credential must be stored on a smart card. SP 800-73, a NIST special publication, contains the technical specifications to interface with the smart card to retrieve and use the PIV identity credentials. |last1=Cooper |first1=David A. |last2=Ferraiolo |first2=Hildegard |last3=Mehta |first3=Ketan L. |last4=Francomacaro |first4=Salvatore |last5=Chandramouli |first5=Ramaswamy |last6=Mohler |first6=Jason |date=December 2010 |title=Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification – Part 1: PIV Card Application Namespace, Data Model and Representation |publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology |at=Section 1.1, Paragraph 2 |doi=10.6028/NIST.SP.800-73-4 |quote=NIST is responsible for developing standards and guidelines ... but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems. |doi-access=free

FIPS 201 was replaced by FIPS 201-2 |year=2013 |title=Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors |doi=10.6028/NIST.FIPS.201-2 |s2cid=113957449

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The Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board has indicated that to comply with FIPS 201 PIV II, US government agencies should use smart card technology.

References

References

  1. Technology, National Institute of Standards and. (2013-09-05). "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors".
  2. Federal Register Volume 78, Issue 172 (September 5, 2013) https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-09-05/2013-21491
  3. Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/piv/piv-standards-and-supporting-documentation

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