C.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
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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