Personal Identity Verification
Personal Identity Verification: (PIV) card A physical artifact (e.g., identity card, “smart” card) issued to an individual that contains stored identity…
Definition
(PIV) card A physical artifact (e.g., identity card, “smart” card) issued to an individual that contains stored identity credentials (e.g., photograph, cryptographic keys, digitized fingerprint representation) so the claimed identity of the cardholder may be verified against the stored credentials by another person (human readable and verifiable) or an automated process (computer readable and verifiable).
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
(PIV) The process of creating and using a governmentwide secure and reliable form of identification for federal employees and contractors, in support of HSPD 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)