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Personal Identity Verification Registrar

nounid 3568·updated May 9, 2026
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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

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

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

Variants

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

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
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.
FIPS PUB 2011 senseview framework →
§1
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.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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