On August 27, 2004, the President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive #12 (HSPD-12), hence promulgating a common identification standard, now known as Personal Identity Verification (PIV), for all Federal employees and contractors. This directive requires that identification “(a) is issued based on sound criteria for verifying an individual employee's identity; (b) is strongly resistant to identity fraud, tampering, counterfeiting, and terrorist exploitation; (c) can be rapidly authenticated electronically; and (d) is issued only by providers whose reliability has been established by an official accreditation process.*”

As any government agency who has been involved with this directive will attest, HSPD-12 implementation is no easy task. Unlike many other security technologies, the issuance and management of PIV cards directly impacts everyone within an organization. Further, the PIV card introduces many new standards, policies and technologies such as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that organizations must understand. Therefore, agencies must approach implementation with the precision and care necessary to achieve positive business results while meeting this important presidential mandate.

That’s where we can help. The experts at Solarcore have assisted government organizations with identity management technologies similar to PIV long before HSPD-12 was conceived, and have leveraged that knowledge to assist organizations in successfully meeting the new mandate. To learn more, click one of the following links depending on your organization's stage of HSPD-12:

* Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040827-8.html