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C.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations

NIST PIV and digital identity FIPS 201-3 against FIPS 201-2
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added Appendix C Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Notations part of C

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Before · FIPS 201-2

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Before · FIPS 201-2

After · FIPS 201-3

The following acronyms and abbreviations are used throughout this Standard:

AAL Authenticator Assurance Level AAMVA American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

ACL Access Control List

AID Application Identifier

AIM Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

CA Certification Authority

CAK Card Authentication Key

CBEFF Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework

CDS Card Design Standard

CHUID Cardholder Unique Identifier

cm Centimeter

CMS Cryptographic Message Syntax

CMTC Card Management System to Card CMVP Cryptographic Module Validation Program

CMYK Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (or blacK)

COTS Commercial Off-the-Shelf

CRL Certificate Revocation List

CSE Communications Security Establishment

CTC Cardholder to Card

CTE Cardholder to External System

CVC Card Verifiable Certificate

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DN Distinguished Name

DOB Date of Birth

DPCI Derived PIV Credential Issuer

dpi Dots Per Inch

ERT Emergency Response Team

FAL Federation Assurance Level FASC-N Federal Agency Smart Credential Number

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FICAM Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management

FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards

FIPS PUB FIPS Publication

GSA U.S. General Services Administration

GUID Global Unique Identification number

HR Human Resources

HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

IAL Identity Assurance Level

IDMS Identity Management System ICC Integrated Circuit Chip

ID IdP Identity Provider

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IETF Internet Engineering Task Force

INCITS International Committee for Information Technology Standards

IR Infrared

ISO International Organization for Standardization

IT Information Technology

ITL Information Technology Laboratory

mil Thousandth of an inch

mm Millimeter

MWR Morale, Welfare, and Recreation

NACI National Agency Check with Written Inquiries

NCHC National Criminal History Check

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NISTIR National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency or Internal Report NPIVP NIST Personal Identity Verification Program

NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

OCC On-Card Biometric One-to-One Comparison

OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol

OID Object Identifier

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OPM Office of Personnel Management

PCI PIV Card Issuer

PC/SC Personal Computer/Smart Card

PDF Portable Data File

PIA Privacy Impact Assessment

PII Personally Identifiable Information

PIN Personal Identification Number

PIV Personal Identity Verification

PKI Public Key Infrastructure pt Point (unit of measurement)

RFC Request for Comments

RP Relying Party

SAML Security Assertion Markup Language

SAN Subject Alternative Name

SP Special Publication

sRGB Standard Red Green Blue

SSP Shared Service Provider

URN Uniform Resource Name

U.S.C. United States Code

UUID Universally Unique Identifier

UV Ultraviolet