NIST SP 800-73 (PIV)

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Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification defining the PIV card edge, data model, and client APIs for US federal identity.

  
  
NIST SP 800-73 specifies the interfaces for the federal PIV card — the card edge commands, the on-card data model, and the client application programming interface used to read credentials. It turns the policy requirements of FIPS 201 into a concrete, interoperable card specification so that any compliant reader can use any agency's card. Successive revisions have added support for the contactless interface and secure messaging.

  
  

    
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Standard Details

      

        

          
            
            
            
CategoryNIST

            
            
            
Year Published2005

            
            
            
            
StatusActive

          
        

      

    


    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    

      
Compliant Card Types

      

        
        
          

            
PIV Card (US Federal)

            Dual-Interface
          

          
Personal Identity Verification card for US federal employees, combining physical access, logical access, and digital signing.