NIST Special Publication 800 -73-4 Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification – Part 1: PIV Card Application Namespace, Data Model and Representation David Cooper Hildegard Ferraiolo Ketan Mehta Salvatore Francomacaro Ramaswamy Chandramouli Jason Mohler This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP. 800-73-4 C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y NIST Special Publication 800 -73-4 Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification – Part 1: PIV Card Application Namespace, Data Model and Representation David Cooper Hildegard Ferraiolo Ketan Mehta Salvatore Francomacaro Ramaswamy Chandramouli Computer Security Division Information Technology Lab oratory Jason Mohler Electrosoft Services, Inc. This publication is available free of charge from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP. 800-73-4 May 2015 INCLUDES UPDATES AS OF 02-08-2016: PAGE VIII U.S. Department of Commerce Penny Pritzker , Secretary National Instit ute of Standards and Technology Willie May, Under Secretary of Commerce f or Standards and Technology and Director Special Publication 800 -73-4 Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification – Part 1: PIV Card Application Namespace, Data Model and Representation ii Authority This publication has been developed by NIST to further its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Modernization 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 securit y 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 Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A -130, Section 8b(3), Securing A gency 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 Automated 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 interpreted 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 copyright in the United States. Attribution would, however, be appreciated by NIST. National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-73 -4 Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Spec. Publ. 800- 73-4, 64 pages ( May 2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP. 800-73-4 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 responsibilities. The information in this publication, including concepts and methodologies, may be used by Federal