SP 800-73-6, Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification: Part 2 – PIV Card Application Card Command InterfaceInitial Working Draft
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NIST has released initial working drafts of proposed updates to the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) standards to support the use of post-quantum cryptography (PQC). The drafts identify the changes expected to be needed to use the ML-DSA digital signature algorithm and the ML-KEM key-encapsulation mechanism with PIV. The current draft set comprises: SP 800-73 Part 1: PIV Card Application Namespace, Data Model, and Representation SP 800-73 Part 2: PIV Card Application Card Command Interface SP 800-78: Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for PIV A supporting PQC Overview accompanies the drafts to present a working gap analysis of the specification changes needed across the PIV algorithm profile, command interface, and data model, and outline the general approach under consideration. This approach centers on a dual-stack model that preserves existing classical PIV keys and data objects; adds new key references, certificate containers, and data objects for PQC credentials; and supports backward compatibility and incremental deployment during the transition. These are preliminary working materials, not formal public drafts. By collaborating with implementers and users to develop…
- Tags
- NIST, draft open for comment, SP 800-73-6
- Related exam domains
- CISSP 3: Security Architecture and Engineering; CISSP 5: Identity and Access Management
- Source record id
- https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/73/pt2/6/iwd
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
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