FIPS 201
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FIPS 201 is a U.S. federal standard that defines the requirements and architecture for secure, interoperable personal identity verification (PIV) credentials for federal employees and contractors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIPS 201 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5562014 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIPS 201 Context triple: [Federal Information Processing Standards, includes, FIPS 201]
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A.
FIPS 200
FIPS 200 is a U.S. federal standard that establishes minimum security requirements for federal information and information systems, forming a core part of the government’s information security framework.
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B.
FIPS 04-07910
FIPS 04-07910 is the unique Federal Information Processing Standards geographic code assigned to Bullhead City, Arizona for use in U.S. government data and mapping systems.
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C.
Federal Information Processing Standards
Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced, U.S. government–wide standards that define requirements for information security, data formats, and interoperability in federal computer systems.
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D.
FIPS 198-1
FIPS 198-1 is a U.S. federal information processing standard that specifies the security requirements and implementation details for the HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) algorithm.
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E.
NIST SP 500-299
NIST SP 500-299 is a National Institute of Standards and Technology special publication that provides technical guidance and standards-related information in the information technology domain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIPS 201 Target entity description: FIPS 201 is a U.S. federal standard that defines the requirements and architecture for secure, interoperable personal identity verification (PIV) credentials for federal employees and contractors.
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A.
FIPS 200
FIPS 200 is a U.S. federal standard that establishes minimum security requirements for federal information and information systems, forming a core part of the government’s information security framework.
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B.
FIPS 04-07910
FIPS 04-07910 is the unique Federal Information Processing Standards geographic code assigned to Bullhead City, Arizona for use in U.S. government data and mapping systems.
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C.
Federal Information Processing Standards
Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced, U.S. government–wide standards that define requirements for information security, data formats, and interoperability in federal computer systems.
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D.
FIPS 198-1
FIPS 198-1 is a U.S. federal information processing standard that specifies the security requirements and implementation details for the HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) algorithm.
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E.
NIST SP 500-299
NIST SP 500-299 is a National Institute of Standards and Technology special publication that provides technical guidance and standards-related information in the information technology domain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal information processing standard
ⓘ
identity management standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Federal Information Processing Standard 201 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addresses |
biometric authentication
ⓘ
cardholder verification methods ⓘ cryptographic authentication ⓘ identity assurance levels ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal contractors
ⓘ
federal employees ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
PIV card authentication mechanisms
ⓘ
PIV card data model ⓘ PIV card interfaces ⓘ Personal Identity Verification card NERFINISHED ⓘ architecture for Personal Identity Verification credentials ⓘ requirements for Personal Identity Verification credentials ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
credential issuance
ⓘ
credential use ⓘ identity proofing ⓘ logical access control ⓘ physical access control ⓘ |
| governs | federal PIV card implementation ⓘ |
| includes |
requirements for card issuance and maintenance
ⓘ
requirements for card revocation ⓘ requirements for card termination ⓘ |
| mandatedBy | Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
interoperable personal identity verification
ⓘ
secure personal identity verification ⓘ |
| publisher | National Institute of Standards and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
NIST Special Publication 800-116
NERFINISHED
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NIST Special Publication 800-73 NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST Special Publication 800-76 NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST Special Publication 800-78 NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST Special Publication 800-79 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | federal government identity management ⓘ |
| securityDomain |
access control
ⓘ
information security ⓘ physical security ⓘ |
| standardizes |
PIV card authentication mechanisms
ⓘ
PIV credential format ⓘ PIV credential lifecycle ⓘ |
| supports | interoperability across federal agencies ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
U.S. federal agencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal contractors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
federal facility access
ⓘ
federal information system access ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FIPS 201 Description of subject: FIPS 201 is a U.S. federal standard that defines the requirements and architecture for secure, interoperable personal identity verification (PIV) credentials for federal employees and contractors.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.