HID Identity pivCLASS RKCL40-P 923NPRTEKE0333 Dépliant

pivCLASS

®

 Readers  

for FIPS 201

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Part of an integrated solution from a single, trusted provider – Enables FIPS 
201 compliance and follows NIST SP 800-116 guidelines and the TWIC Reader 
Specification.

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Contact reader solution for "Limited" security areas – Meets NIST's "Limited" 
security area assurance level requirements with two-factor authentication mode:  
PIV + PIN. 

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Supports multiple card types – PIV, PIV-I, CAC, CIV (a.k.a., PIV-C), TWIC and FRAC, 
as well as iCLASS

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 and HID Prox cards for easy, phased transitions from legacy 

technology to new PKI-enabled smart cards.

HID Global pivCLASS

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 Government Solutions 

enable facilities to upgrade their existing 
physical access control system (PACS) to FIPS 
201 compliance. 

pivCLASS readers deliver the "Limited" 
assurance level as defined in NIST SP 800-
116.  These readers work with the pivCLASS 
Authentication Module to perform the following 
two-factor authentication mode:

PIV + PIN – After the cardholder enters his 
PIN into the pivCLASS reader's keypad, the 
pivCLASS reader works with the pivCLASS 
Authentication Module to enable a "match-on-
card" check of the PIN. A PIN match unlocks 
the card's PIV Authentication Key certificate so 
it can be read from the card.  

The pivCLASS Authentication Module then 
performs cryptographic tests to ensure the 
card's validity. This includes a signature 
check of the PIV certificate and a private key 

challenge to ensure the public key in the PIV 
Authentication Certificate is bound to the 
private key on the card.  

This category of pivCLASS readers secures 
against cards that have been counterfeit, 
altered, copied, cloned, lost or stolen. 

Optionally, the pivCLASS Authentication 
Module can utilize these readers for the 
lower-security "Controlled" assurance level 
that calls for a single-factor CHUID + VIS or 
CAK authentication mode using the contact or 
contactless interface.  The authentication mode 
can be dynamically changed from a central 
location in response to threat level, time of day 
or day of week.

pivCLASS readers are guaranteed to meet 
stringent specifications for operation, reliability 
and interoperability with other Genuine HID

™

 

products.   

 

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Architected for maximum security and 
affordability.  pivCLASS utilizes the 
pivCLASS

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 Authentication Module to 

perform the cryptographic functionality 
and to pass Wiegand-formatted data to 
the PACS controller. Locating the critical 
security operations within the secure 
perimeter, rather than on the attack 
side of the door, increases security and 
reader affordability.

 

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Up to two pivCLASS readers can 
connect to a pivCLASS Authentication 
Module via four-wire RS-485 per reader, 
typically enabling facilities to re-use 
much of their existing wiring.

 

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Available single- and double-gang 
mountable and have the width of 
roughly a double-gang device. 

 

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Available with either a pigtail or terminal 
strip wiring termination. 

 

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User communication provided by LCD, 
8-color LED and audio beeper.

For the following security areas per NIST SP 800-116: