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
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ITL Updates Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors
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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.Citation
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federal employee and contractor identity verification, FIPS 201-2, identity credentials, personal identity verification (PIV)
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Created October 22, 2013, Updated February 19, 2017