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Personal identification number (PIN)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003097

1. A numeric secret that a cardholder memorizes and uses as part of authenticating their identity.

2. A secret that a claimant memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity.

3. A memorized secret typically consisting of only decimal digits.

4. A secret number that a cardholder memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity as part of multifactor authentication.

5. A password that typically consists of only decimal digits.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003097
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationPIN
ReferencesFIPS 201-3; CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST SP 1800-17b; NIST SP 1800-17c; NIST SP 1800-12b; NIST SP 800-63-4; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003097",
  "term": "Personal identification number (PIN)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A numeric secret that a cardholder memorizes and uses as part of authenticating their identity.\n\n2. A secret that a claimant memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity.\n\n3. A memorized secret typically consisting of only decimal digits.\n\n4. A secret number that a cardholder memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity as part of multifactor authentication.\n\n5. A password that typically consists of only decimal digits.",
  "abbreviation": "PIN",
  "references": [
    "FIPS 201-3",
    "CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 1800-17b; NIST SP 1800-17c",
    "NIST SP 1800-12b",
    "NIST SP 800-63-4",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/personal-identification-number-pin/"
}

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