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New Standard for Personal Identity Verification

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HSPD-12 sets a new standard for Personal Identity Verification for the Federal Government.

  • HSPD-12 directs establishment of common identity and security requirements and definition of specifications for technical interoperability - leading to a new standardized badging process.
  • Standardized badging eliminates wide variations in the quality and security of the forms of identification used to access secure federal facilities and information resources.
  • Graduated identity confirmation assurance levels are available, providing flexibility in selecting appropriate levels of physical and logical access for each person, location, and information system.
  • Permissions and restrictions are all contained in a single Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credential that can be used at any federal facility.

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