Citation[]
NIST, (Revised Draft) Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors (FIPS 201-2) (Mar. 2006) (full-text).
Overview[]
This standard specifies the architecture and technical requirements for a common identification standard for Federal employees and contractors. The overall goal is to achieve appropriate security assurance for multiple applications by efficiently verifying the claimed identity of individuals seeking physical access to federally controlled government facilities and electronic access to government information systems.