personal identity verification (PIV)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003099",
  "term": "personal identity verification (PIV)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A physical artifact (e.g., identity card, \"smart\" card) issued to a government individual that contains stored identity credentials (e.g., photograph, cryptographic keys, digitized fingerprint representation) so that the claimed identity of the cardholder can be verified against the stored credentials by another person (human readable and verifiable) or an automated process (computer readable and verifiable). Synonymous with personal identity verification (PIV) card. Note: PIV requirements are defined in FIPS 201-2.",
  "abbreviation": "PIV",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from CNSSI 1300 (adapted); NIST SP 1800-21C",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/personal-identity-verification-piv/"
}