U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PUBLICATIONS

Usability of PIV Smartcards for Logical Access

Published

Author(s)

Emile L. Morse, Mary F. Theofanos, Yee-Yin Choong, Celeste Paul, Aiping L. Zhang, Hannah Wald

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of a PIV usability pilot study conducted at NIST during the summer of 2010. The study focused on factors that affected users' perceptions and adoption of PIV smartcards. Based on observation of the study participants, the researchers present recommendations that can be used to improve the usability of PIV smartcard implementations at NIST and elsewhere - particularly within the Federal government, where HSPD-12 mandates smartcard use.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7867
Report Number
7867
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

DOI Link

Keywords

PIV, smartcard, PIV smartcard, usability, PIV cards for logical access, piv smartcards for logical access, piv for logical access, smartcards for logical access, piv authentication, smartcard authentication, multi-factor authentication, MFA, HSPD-12, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
Cybersecurity and Public safety

Citation

Morse, E. , Theofanos, M. , Choong, Y. , Paul, C. , Zhang, A. and Wald, H. (2012), Usability of PIV Smartcards for Logical Access, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7867 (Accessed December 10, 2024)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact reflib@nist.gov.

Created June 28, 2012, Updated November 10, 2018