Announcements

09/27/2006

All current NPIVP test facilities are now fully accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) to conduct PIV card application and PIV middleware testing.

06/12/2006

As a reminder, NVLAP has announced the addition of the PIV Test Methods to the NVLAP Cryptographic Module Testing LAP (CMT LAP) on 4/26/06. Interested Laboratories can download the applications at: http://ts.nist.gov/Standards/Accreditation/formprin.cfm under the Information Technology Security Testing link. Additional requirements can be found at http://ts.nist.gov/Standards/Accreditation/upload/LB_15_06.pdf.

04/25/2006

Due to numerous inquiries about the READ BINARY command, the NIST would like to clarify its use on the contact and contacless cards chip of the PIV card. View Full Report

04/21/2006

The NIST has initiated the PIV Biometric Product Testing Resource Center to inform the biometric vendor community of existing product testing procedures.