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ITL Updates Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors
Published
Author(s)
Elizabeth B. Lennon
Abstract
This ITL Bulletin describes revisions made to FIPS 201-1 and gives background information on the PIV standard, which was mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 in August 2004. The updated standard has been published as FIPS 201-2.
Lennon, E.
(2013),
ITL Updates Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=914914
(Accessed October 16, 2025)