There’s been a lot of discussion about using the Personal Identity Verification credential outside of the federal government. First responders are the biggest group to discuss issuance of an interoperable credential, but other jurisdictions also want to issue the ID to employees.
The problem was that the PIV/FIPS 201 specification was for federal employees and contractors and didn’t translate seamlessly to other areas. One of the primary differences is the required identity vetting processes, but there were some technical challenges too. This changed in May when a new Personal Identity Verification Interoperability For Non-Federal Issuers standard was released.
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