PIV Configuration and Management Use Case

Use Case: Digital Signatory Credential Initialization

The following use case describes the process of initialization of the PIV Personal Identity Verification (technical standard of "HSPD-12") Digital Signatory credentials in the HSM A Hardware Security Module (HSM) securely stores secret key material. They are similar to large-storage, multisession smart cards. However, unlike smart cards, they are used mainly on the server side of a system..

Basic Flow of Events

Basic Flow of Events for Digital Signatory Initialization