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Publications – Government ID – FIPS 201

• Authentication Mechanisms for Physical Access Control.
  This white paper was developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council to describe PIV card authentication mechanisms defined in NIST SP 800-116 and to describe additional authentication mechanisms that were not covered in SP 800-116, but that are important for organizations implementing PACS to increase security. These additional mechanisms can be essential to address the threats and risks that an organization anticipates. Download white paper. View executive summary.

• The Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) Credential–Leveraging FIPS 201 and the PIV Specifications
  This white paper was developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council to provide guidance on how enterprises can take advantage of FIPS 201 and the PIV credential specifications to implement a standards-based commercial identity credentialing program. The white paper defines the Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) credential as a credential that uses the same technology and data model as the PIV-I credential. Download white paper. View executive summary.

• Considerations for the Migration of Existing Physical Access Control Systems to Achieve FIPS 201 Compatibility
  The Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council developed this white paper to assist government agencies with the first phases of PACS migration to provide support for the new PIV cards that are being issued. It focuses on the current security environment for physical access and, through a series of questions, makes recommendations for how agencies can migrate and upgrade their current PACS to align them with the requirements of HSPD-12 and FIPS 201. Download report. View full executive summary.

• Emergency Response Official Credentials: An Approach to Attain Trust in Credentials across Multiple Jurisdictions for Disaster Response and Recovery
  The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council and Physical Access Council developed this white paper to describe the benefits of using FIPS 201-based smart cards for ERO credentials and present credential use cases that support both emergency response and daily use. Download white paper. View full executive summary.

• FICAM in Brief: A Smart Card Alliance Summary of the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap and Implementation Guidance
  The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council and Physical Access Council developed the summary of the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap and Implementation Guidance to highlight key concepts and to make it more accessible to its target audiences. In developing and publishing the summary, the Smart Card Alliance hopes to expand the audience reading the document and promote its concepts broadly through the identity, credential and access management industry. The summary includes the FICAM segment architecture, as-is and target use cases, and roadmap and initiatives for Federal implementation of the FICAM architecture. Download the summary. View executive summary.

• FIPS 201 and Physical Access Control: An Overview of the Impact of FIPS 201 on Federal Physical Access Control Systems
  This Physical Access Council white paper provides a roadmap to the key specifications that agencies need to consider in implementing FIPS 201-compliant physical access control systems and provides an overview of the key open questions where work is still being done on standards definition and implementation guidance. Download white paper. View full executive summary.

• FIPS 201 PIV II Card Use with Physical Access Control Systems: Recommendations to Optimize Transaction Time and User Experience
  The Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council developed this white paper to discuss factors that impact PIV II card transaction performance in PACS applications and provide recommendations on data encoding, user training and installation that can improve the user experience and reduce PIV II card PACS transaction time. Download white paper. View full executive summary.

• Interoperable Identity Credentials for the Air Transport Industry
  This white paper was developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council and Identity Council to provide the air transport industry with educational material on the use and applicability of interoperable identity credentials for use at airport facilities, and to propose a model for an interoperable identity credential that can leverage FIPS 201 and meet airport operational requirements. Download report. View full executive summary.

• Personal Identity Verification Interoperability (PIV-I) for Non-Federal Issuers: Trusted Identities for Citizens across States, Counties, Cities and Businesses. This white paper was developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council and Identity Council to describe the benefits of FIPS 201, PIV standards and PIV-I framework for state and local governments to enable interoperability and trust across different government issuers for a wide variety of identity credentialing programs. The white paper discusses policy, process and technology considerations related to the implementation of state and local government identity credentialing initiatives. The white paper summarizes important aspects of the current state of policy, process and technology and identifies opportunities to support additional work to further improve each through the use of the PIV-I framework and the PIV standard. Download white paper. View executive summary.

• Physical Access Control System Migration Options for Using FIPS 201-1 Compliant Credentials
  This white paper was developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council, in collaboration with the Security Industry Association (SIA), Open Security Exchange (OSE) and International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA), to assist government agencies with developing migration plans for using FIPS 201 compliant credentials in physical access control systems. The white paper describes key elements of a typical PACS, identifies migration considerations relative to each, and outlines different migration options and their benefits and challenges. The white paper also discusses options for integration, PACS enrollment and registration, and biometrics. Download white paper. View full executive summary.

• Recommendation on the Credential Numbering Scheme for the FIPS 201 PIV Card Global Unique Identifier.
  This white paper was developed by the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council to recommend a credential numbering schema for the FIPS 201 PIV card GUID that will work for federal as well as non-federal issuers. Download white paper. View executive summary.

• Using FIPS 201 and the PIV Card for the Corporate Enterprise
  The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council and Physical Access Council developed this white paper to provide an overview of FIPS 201 for corporate enterprise executives and to describe the benefits of using FIPS 201 as the foundation for enterprise identity management programs. Download white paper. View full executive summary.