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William I. MacGregor, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, Ketan L. Mehta
Abstract
[Superseded. Incorporated into FIPS 201-2 (August 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914530] The purpose of this document is to provide additional recommendations on the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card color-coding for designating employee affiliation. The recommendations in this document complement FIPS 201 in order to increase the reliability of PIV card visual verification.
MacGregor, W.
, Schwarzhoff, T.
and Mehta, K.
(2007),
A Scheme for PIV Visual Card Topography, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/nist.sp.800-104
(Accessed October 13, 2025)