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4.3 Visual Counterfeiting

NIST PIV and digital identity SP 800-116 Rev. 1 against SP 800-116
All changes in this version
removed 4 Threat Environment part of 4

Title changed

Before · SP 800-116

Visual Counterfeiting

After · SP 800-116 Rev. 1

Visual Counterfeiting

Control changed

Before · SP 800-116

PIV Cards are used in the VIS authentication mechanism that requires visual inspection of the PIV Card by a security guard. A visual counterfeit mimics the appearance, but not the electronic behavior, of an actual PIV Card. A PIV replica may be created by color photocopying or graphic illustration methods and color printing to blank stock. Because of the required presence of one or more security features on the PIV Card, a visual counterfeit is unlikely to pass close examination, provided guards are trained to recognize security features. ID cards may receive only cursory examination when used as “flash passes”, however. The PIV Card mitigates the risk of visual counterfeiting through its capability for rapid electronic authentication, and to a lesser degree, by the presence of one or more security features on the surface of the card. Given the ready availability of high-quality scanners, graphic editing software, card stock, and smart card printers, electronic verification is strongly recommended, either in place of the VIS authentication mechanism or in combination with it.

After · SP 800-116 Rev. 1

PIV Cards are used in the VIS authentication mechanism that requires visual inspection of the PIV Card by a security guard. A visual counterfeit mimics the appearance, but not the electronic behavior, of an actual PIV Card. A PIV replica may be created by color photocopying or graphic illustration methods and color printing to blank stock. Because of the required presence of one or more security features on the PIV Card, a visual counterfeit is unlikely to pass close examination, provided guards are trained to recognize security features. ID cards may receive only cursory examination when used as “flash passes”, however. The PIV Card mitigates the risk of visual counterfeiting through its capability for rapid electronic authentication, and to a lesser degree, by the presence of one or more security features on the surface of the card. Given the ready availability of high-quality scanners, graphic editing software, card stock, and smart card printers, electronic verification is strongly recommended, either in place of the VIS authentication mechanism or in combination with it.