- FIPS 201
FIPS 201 (
Federal Information Processing Standard s Publication 201) is aUnited States federal government standard that specifies Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements for Federal employees and contractors.In response to HSPD-12 [HSPD-12, [http://csrc.nist.gov/drivers/documents/Presidential-Directive-Hspd-12.html HSPD-12, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12] ] , the
NIST Computer Security Division initiated a new program for improving the identification and authentication of Federal employees and contractors for access to Federal facilities and information systems. FIPS 201 was developed to satisfy the technical requirements of HSPD 12, approved by theSecretary of Commerce , and issued on February 25, 2005.FIPS 201 together with NIST SP 800-78 (Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for PIV) are required for U.S. Federal Agencies but do not apply to US national security systems. [NIST SP 800-78 [http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-78-1/SP-800-78-1_final2.pdf Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification] ]
The SmartCard Interagency Advisory Board has indicated that to comply with FIPS 201 PIV II US government agencies should use
Smart card technology. [IAB [http://www.smart.gov/iab/ Interagency Advisory Board] ]References
ee
* U.S. Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC)
*Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems [http://www.FiXs.org/ (FiXs)]External links
* [http://csrc.nist.gov/piv-program/index.html PIV Information ]
* [http://csrc.nist.gov/npivp/ PIV News]
* [http://govtsecurity.com/mag/plan_ahead_maximize/index.html Plan ahead to maximize benefits to HSPD-12 investment]
* [http://www.smartcard.gov/information/FSCPMmarch2005/TonyCieri.pdf PIV Supporting Documents ]
* [http://www.smartcard.gov/information/FSCPMmarch2005/JohnMoore.pdf Federal Identity Management and Smart Cards ]
* [http://www.cio.gov/ficc/cpl.htm Shared Service Providers ]
* [http://www.fips201.com FIPS201.com, a source of comparative information for GSA-approved FIPS 201 products]
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