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An overview of the Impact of FIPS 201 on Federal Physical Access Control Systems
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In 2004, the White House issued a Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) that called for the creation of a new standard for secure and reliable identification credentials for Federal employees and contractors. The National Institute of Standards (NIST) was assigned the lead role for creating this new standard. In February 2005, NIST issued Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201). This White Paper provides an overview of the impact of FIPS 201 on Federal physical access control systems (PACS) and describes how the PIV card should be used in PACS throughout the Federal Government.
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