| Valid value | Description |
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| PIV | an identity card that is fully conformant with federal PIV standards (i.e., Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201 and related documentation). Only cards issued by federal entities can be fully conformant. Federal standards ensure that PIV Cards are inter-operable with and trusted by all Federal government relying parties |
| PIVC | an identity card that meets the PIV technical specifications so that PIV infrastructure elements such as card readers are capable of working with the card, but the card itself has not been issued in a manner that assures it is trustworthy by Federal government relying parties |
| PIVI | an identity card that meets the PIV technical specifications to work with PIV infrastructure elements such as card readers, and is issued in a manner that allows Federal government relying parties to trust the card |
