Terms starting with “P”

1. An electronic identity that can be unambiguously associated with a single person or non-person entity (NPE). A single person or NPE may have multiple personas, with each persona...

A "device that is carried or worn by an individual with some physical impairment whose primary purpose is to help compensate for that impairment." GLOSSARY. 2005 VVSG

A computer memory expansion and storage device -- a precursor to USB memory storage devices, such as "thumb drives."

A "cartridge containing ballot information that is inserted into the terminal to IVOTRONIC activate the correct ballot for a voter." 2004 Pasco ESP 7. Abbreviated PEB.

A utility on a computer that monitors network activity and blocks communications that are unauthorized. (SP 800-69) (NISTIR)

Any information about an individual including: information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as name, social security number, date and place o...

(PIN) A password consisting only of decimal digits. (SP 800-63) (NISTIR) A secret that a claimant memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity. PINs are generally only de...

A secret that a claimant memorizes and uses to authenticate his or her identity. PINs are generally only decimal digits. Source: FIPS PUB 201-1 A physical artifact (e.g., identity...

The information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred.

(PIV) The process of creating and using a governmentwide secure and reliable form of identification for federal employees and contractors, in support of HSPD 12, Policy for a Commo...

The official management decision to authorize operation of a PIV Card Issuer after has satisfactorily been established through determining that the Issuer's reliability appropriate...

An individual who can act on behalf of an agency to authorize the issuance of a credential to an applicant. A physical artifact (e.g., identity card, "smart" card) issued to an ind...

The official management decision to authorize operation of a PIV Card Issuer after determining that the Issuer's reliability has satisfactorily been established through appropriate...

An individual who can act on behalf of an agency to authorize the issuance of a credential to an applicant. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

(PIV Card) Physical artifact (e.g., identity card, "smart" card) issued to an individual that contains stored identity credentials (e.g., photograph, cryptographic keys, digitized...

An authorized identity card creator that procures FIPS-approved blank identity cards, initializes them with appropriate software and data elements for the requested identity verifi...

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...

An individual who can act on behalf of a department or agency to request a PIV Card for an applicant. (FIPS 201) (NISTIR)

Any use of funds in a campaign account of a candidate (or former candidate) to pay for a commitment, obligation or expense (of any person) that would exist irrespective of the cand...

(PII) Information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, such as their name, social security number, biometric records, etc., alone, or when combined w...

Any information about an individual maintained by an agency, including (1) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, such as name, or name,...

The fraudulent casting of the vote of a registered elector by another person.

A document required as part of the which shall "describe the personnel resources and TDP training required for a jurisdiction to operate and maintain the system." VVSG.

The management role that is responsible for registering human users, i.e., users that are people.