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Improved Security and Mobility Through Updated Interfaces for PIV Cards
Published
Author(s)
Hildegard Ferraiolo, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
Abstract
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-73-4: Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification and NIST SP 800-78-4: Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification. SP 800-73-4 has been updated to align with FIPS 201-2. SP 800-78-4 has been updated to support the PIV Card features in SP 800-73-4.
Ferraiolo, H.
, Feldman, L.
and Witte, G.
(2015),
Improved Security and Mobility Through Updated Interfaces for PIV Cards, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919014
(Accessed October 14, 2025)