Citation[]
Federal Identity Credentialing Committee (FICC), Policy Issuance Regarding Smart Cards Systems for Identification and Credentialing of Employees (Feb. 2004) (not available online).
Overview[]
This policy provided guidelines for developing interoperable federal identification systems based on smart cards. The FICC guidelines lay out the minimum requirements for smart-card credentials:
- Standard electrically-readable format for data
- Tamper and counterfeit resistance
- Support for three means of authentication, such as passwords, credentials and biometrics
- Automated use monitoring for audit trails
- Digital certificates on each card for identification, encryption and digital signatures
- Ability to be updated after issuance
- Certification of applications carried on the cards.