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Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials (DPC) Proof of Concept Research
Published
Author(s)
Michael J. Bartock, Jeffrey A. Cichonski, Murugiah P. Souppaya, Paul Fox, Mike Miller, Ryan Holley, Karen Scarfone
Abstract
This report documents proof of concept research for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials. Smart card-based PIV Cards cannot be readily used with most mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, but Derived PIV Credentials (DPCs) can be used instead to PIV-enable these devices and provide multi-factor authentication for mobile device users. This report captures existing requirements related to DPCs, proposes an architecture that supports these requirements, and then demonstrates how such an architecture could be implemented and operated.
Bartock, M.
, Cichonski, J.
, Souppaya, M.
, Fox, P.
, , M.
, Holley, R.
and Scarfone, K.
(2016),
Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials (DPC) Proof of Concept Research, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8055
(Accessed October 7, 2025)