Test the CIV Configuration

This section describes how to test the CIV Commercial Identity Verification configuration by issuing a CIV-compliant smart card using the ActivID CMS Operator Portal in a one-step issuance mode, using a Face-to-Face device policy. The process is simpler than for issuing PIV Personal Identity Verification (technical standard of "HSPD-12") / PIV-I Personal Identity Verification - Interoperable cards as there is no need for a CPR.

Prerequisites: Create a CIV compliant certificate template. If using a Microsoft Certificate Authority, refer to Configuring Microsoft Certificate Authority for PIV and CIV Deployments for details.

To issue a CIV-compliant card, perform the following steps:

  1. Log on to ActivID CMS, select the Configuration tab, click Customize, and then click User Attributes.

  1. Configure the user attributes as per your requirements.

  2. Configure generic_plugin.properties plug-in. Make sure that the user attributes selected in the generic_plugin.properties plug-in are available in ActivID CMS. Configure CIVEnrollment.properties plug-in, if necessary.

  3. Create the user, and make sure that the LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol attributes are configured for the user.

  4. Create a CIV device policy using one of the CIV device profiles.

  5. From the Device issuance tab, follow Procedure 6: Issue a Test PIV Card to issue the card.