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6.2.3 Authentication Using PIV Asymmetric Cryptography

NIST PIV and digital identity FIPS 201-3 against FIPS 201-2
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modified 6 PIV Cardholder Authentication part of 6.2

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Authentication Using PIV Asymmetric Cryptography

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Before · FIPS 201-2

The PIV Card contains two mandatory asymmetric authentication private keys and corresponding certificates to support cardholder-to-external system (CTE) authentication, as described in Section 4. The following subsections shall be used to perform authentication using the authentication keys.

After · FIPS 201-3

The PIV Card contains two mandatory asymmetric authentication private keys and corresponding certificates to support cardholder-to-external system (CTE) authentication, as described in Section 4. The following subsections shall bedescribe usedhow to perform authentication using the authentication keys.