FIPS 201

FIPS 201 (Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 201) is a United States federal government standard that specifies Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements for Federal employees and contractors.

An example diagram of a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card issued by various United States government agencies. Not all fields are used by all agencies.

In response to HSPD-12, the NIST Computer Security Division initiated a new program for improving the identification and authentication of Federal employees and contractors for access to Federal facilities and information systems. FIPS 201 was developed to satisfy the technical requirements of HSPD-12, approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and issued on February 25, 2005.

FIPS 201 together with NIST SP 800-78 (Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for PIV) are required for U.S. Federal Agencies, but do not apply to US National Security systems.[1]

FIPS 201 was replaced by FIPS 201-2[2] on September 5, 2013.[3]

Deputy Secretary of the Interior P. Lynn Scarlett demonstrating a PIV card in 2006

The Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board has indicated that to comply with FIPS 201 PIV II, US government agencies should use smart card technology.

See also

References
  1. Cooper, David A.; Ferraiolo, Hildegard; Mehta, Ketan L.; Francomacaro, Salvatore; Chandramouli, Ramaswamy; Mohler, Jason (December 2010). "Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification – Part 1: PIV Card Application Namespace, Data Model and Representation". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Section 1.1, Paragraph 2. doi:10.6028/NIST.SP.800-73-4. NIST is responsible for developing standards and guidelines ... but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors". 2013. doi:10.6028/NIST.FIPS.201-2. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Federal Register Volume 78, Issue 172 (September 5, 2013) https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-09-05/2013-21491
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