NIST Special Publication 800 -157 Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials Hildegard Ferraiolo David Cooper Salvatore Francomacaro Andrew Regenscheid Jason Mohler Sarbari Gupta William Burr This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP. 800-157 I N F O R M A T I O N S E C U R I T Y NIST Special Publication 800 -157 Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials Hildegard Ferraiolo David Cooper Salvatore Francomacaro Andrew Regenscheid Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory William Burr Dakota Consulting, Inc. Silver Spring, MD Jason Mohler Sarbari Gupta Electrosoft Services, Inc. Reston, VA This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP. 800-157 December 2014 U.S. Department of Commerce Penny Pritzker , Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology Willie May, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Acting Director Special Publication 800-157 Guidelines for Derived PIV Credentials ii Authority This publication has been developed by NIST to further its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Public Law (P.L.) 107 -347. NIST is responsible for developing information security standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements for Federal information systems, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems without the express approval of appropriate Federal officials exercising policy authority over such systems. This guideline is consistent with the requirements of the Office of Man agement and Budget (OMB) Circular A -130, Section 8b(3), Securing Agency Information Systems , as analyzed in Circular A - 130, Appendix IV: Analysis of Key Sections . Supplemental information is provided in Circular A -130, Appendix III, Security of Federal Au tomated Information Resources . Nothing in this publication should be taken to contradict the standards and guidelines made mandatory and binding on Federal agencies by the Secretary of Commerce under statutory authority. Nor should these guidelines be inte rpreted as altering or superseding the existing authorities of the Secretary of Commerce, Director of the OMB, or any other Federal official. This publication may be used by nongovernmental organizations on a voluntary basis and is not subject to copyrigh t in the United States. Attribution would, however, be appreciated by NIST. National Institute of Standards and Technology Spe cial Publication 800 -157 Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Spec. Publ. 800 -157, 33 pages ( December 2014 ) http://dx.doi.org/10 .6028/NIST.SP. 800-157 CODEN: NSPUE2 Comments on this publication may be submitted to: National Institute of Standards and Technology Attn: Computer Security Division, Information Technology Laboratory 100 Bureau Drive (Mail Stop 8930), Gaithersburg, MD 20899 -8930 Email: [email protected] Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST, nor is it inte nded to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose. There may be references in this publication to other publications currently under development by NIST in accordance with its assigned statutory re sponsibilities. The information in this publication, including concepts and methodologies, may be used by Federal agencies even before the completion of such companion publications. Thus, until each publication is completed, current require