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3.1.4 Activation Data

NIST PIV and digital identity SP 800-157 Rev. 1 (Draft)
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first version loaded 3 Technical Requirements 594 part of 3.1

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Activation Data

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Activation of PKI-based derived PIV authenticators using an activation secret SHALL meet the requirements of [SP800-63B] Sec. 3.2.10. Activation using a biometric characteristic SHALL meet the requirements of [SP800-63B] Sec. 3.2.3.

If the activation secret or the biometric activation factor needs to be changed, entry of the current activation secret SHALL be required to change the value. The authenticator MAY support a PIN unblocking key (PUK) that can be used by the home agency IdMS to unblock or reset the activation secret or biometric activation factor if it has been forgotten or the permitted number of consecutive wrong attempts has been reached. If reset using PUK is unavailable and the authenticator cannot be successfully activated, the authenticator SHALL be invalidated as described in Sec. 2.4 . A new derived PIV credential MAY then be issued.