ActivID CMS Compliance with Specifications and Standards

ActivID CMS Feature

Description

Smart Card Operating System

  • Java™ Cards

Smart Card Reader architecture    

  • PC/SC (Personal Computer/Smart Cards)

Public Key mechanisms

  • 1024-bit/2048-bit RSA

Note: It is advisable to use 2048-bit RSA for better security.

  • Issuing CAs (Certificate Authority) with RSA keys up to 4096-bit

  • X.509 Certificates (version 3)

Public Key Cryptography (PKI)

  • PKCS#7 (Public Key Cryptography Standard)

  • PKCS#10

  • PKCS#11

  • PKCS#12

  • Microsoft CAPI (CryptoAPI) version 2.0

  • TLS (Transport Layer Security) 1.2

  • S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

Symmetric Key Cryptography (SKI)

  • 3DES (Triple DES)

  • ANSI X9.9

Credential Encryption

  • AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

U.S. Government

  • FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) 201-2 Specifications

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-73-3 and 800-73-4

  • US Government Smart Card-Interoperability Specifications (GSC-IS) 2.1 (NIST IR 6887)

  • GSA Basic Services Interface (BSI) version 2.1

Secure Card Management

  • GlobalPlatform versions 2.0.1, 2.1.1 and 2.2 Amendment D (for SCP03)

Mobile App Certificate Issuance

  • Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP)

Biometrics

  • ANSI 378

Product Accessibility

  • Section 508-compliant (ActivID CMS User Portal only)

User Management

Virtual Smart Card

  • Generic Identity Device Specification (GIDS) V2.0.

Open Authentication (OATH)

  • HOTP (HMAC Hash-Based Message Authentication Code-based One-Time Password) Credential Profile

  • TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) Credential Profile

  • OCRA (Challenge-Response-based One-Time Password) Credential Profile

FIDO U2F, FIDO2 CTAP PIN management