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Personal Identity Verification Registrar

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An entity that establishes and vouches for the identity of an applicant to a PIV Issuer. The PIV RA authenticates the applicant’s identity by checking identity source documents and identity proofing, and that ensures a proper background check has been completed, before the credential is issued.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Organization85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

Pii85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

plural
Personal Identity Verification Registrars
possessive
Personal Identity Verification Registrar's
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Personal Identity Verification Registrars'