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DoD Implementation Guide for CAC PIV End-Point
Appendix A Acronyms
The following terms are used throughout this document:
Authentication: Ensures that the individual is who he or she claims to be. This term
is more about providing the evidence for this claim of authenticity.
Validation: The act of finding or testing the truth of something
Verification: Review process for determining or confirming the accuracy of
information provided
The following abbreviations are used throughout this document:
ACO Access Card Office
AID Application Identifier
API Application Programming Interface
BER Basic Encoding Rules
BSI Basic Services Interface
CAC Common Access Card
CBEFF Common Biometric Exchange File Format
CCC Card Capabilities Container
CHUID Card Holder Unique Identifier
DER Distinguished Encoding Rules
DMDC Defense Manpower Data Center
DoD Department of Defense
DOSF DMDC Open Specifications Framework
EF Element Field
FASC-N Federal Agency Smart Credential Number
GC Generic Container
GSC-IS Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification
GUID Global Unique Identifier
NAC National Agency Check
PIV Personal Identity Verification
PIX Proprietary Identifier Extension
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or
theory) is correct
Authorization: Access granted as a result of authentication and verification
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