David A. Cooper

Cryptographic Technology Group

david.cooper@nist.gov

(301) 975-3194

Education

Cornell University: Ph.D., Computer Science - August 1995

M.S., Computer Science - January 1994
M.Eng., Computer Science - May 1991
B.S., Computer Science - May 1990

Projects:

Security Requirements for PKI components
Modeling of PKI Architectures

Interests:

Public Key Infrastructure
Distributed Systems
Mobile Computing
Security Privacy

Selected Publications

Symmetric Key Injection onto Smart Cards

December 22, 2008

Author(s):

David A. Cooper, William I. MacGregor

This paper describes architectures for securely injecting secret keys onto smart cards. Specifically, this paper details key injection architectures based on...

A Recommendation for the Use of PIV Credentials in Physical Access Control Systems (PACS)

November 20, 2008

Author(s):

William I. MacGregor, Ketan L. Mehta, David A. Cooper, Karen A. Scarfone

This document provides best practice guidelines for integrating the PIV Card with the physical access control systems (PACS) that authenticate the cardholders...

Secure Biometric Match-on-Card Feasibility Report

November 30, 2007

Author(s):

David A. Cooper, Trung-Hung Dang, Philip Lee, William I. MacGregor, Ketan Mehta

FIPS 201, "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors," and its associated special publications define a method to perform...