FIPS 201 CIV Profiles (ActivID Applets)

CIV – AI 1024-2048 C1100

CIV profile for C1100

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 2011FD000000000000000003

  • Based on ActivID Applet 2.7

  • Profile aligned with NIST SP 800-73-3, for Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) cards: similar card edge as PIV for US Government employees, but for the commercial world, without any trust to the US Federal bridge.

  • 6 1024/2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature, PIV Key Management Key, PIV Card Authentication, 2 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects, including Iris, Key History

  • Synchronous SKI Object: Download by the server

  • Offline / Online Unlock done via XAUTH

  • Compatible with Apple Mac TokenD

  • CHUID Card Holder Unique Identifier, Printed Information, PKI AUTHENTICATE objects are mandatory. All other objects are optional.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

HID Crescendo C1100 (JCOP v2.4.1 R3)

CIV – AI 1024-2048 C1100 (2)

CIV profile for C1100 with Asynchronous SKI

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 201100000000000000000146

  • Based on ActivID Applet 2.7.

  • Profile aligned with NIST SP 800-73-3, for Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) cards: similar card edge as PIV for US Government employees, but for the commercial world, without any trust to the US Federal bridge.

  • 6 1024/2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature, PIV Key Management Key, PIV Card Authentication, 2 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects, including Iris, Key History

  • Asynchronous SKI Object: Download by the server

  • Offline / Online Unlock done via XAUTH

  • Compatible with Apple Mac TokenD

  • CHUID, Printed Information, PKI AUTHENTICATE objects are mandatory. All other objects are optional.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

HID Crescendo C1100 (JCOP v2.4.1 R3)

CIV – AI 1024-2048 pivCLASS

CIV profile for pivCLASS.

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 2011FD000000000000000006

  • Based on ActivID Applet 2.7.1.

  • Profile aligned with NIST SP 800-73-3, for Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) cards: similar card edge as PIV for US Government employees, but for the commercial world, without any trust to the US Federal bridge.

  • 20 1024/2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature, PIV Key Management Key, PIV Card Authentication, 16 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects, including Iris, Key History

  • Synchronous SKI Object: Download by the server

  • Offline / Online Unlock done via XAUTH

  • FIPS 140-2 L2 Compliant Profile

  • Compatible with Apple Mac TokenD

  • CHUID, Printed Information, PKI AUTHENTICATE objects are mandatory. All other objects are optional.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

HID pivCLASS v1.0 (JCOP v2.4.2 R0)

CIV – AI 1024-2048 pivCLASS (2)

CIV profile for pivCLASS. More flexible card content with addition of client-managed certificates.

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 20110000000000000000012C

  • Based on ActivID Applet 2.7.1.

  • Profile aligned with NIST SP 800-73-3, for Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) cards: similar card edge as PIV for US Government employees, but for the commercial world, without any trust to the US Federal bridge.

  • 12 1024/2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature, PIV Key Management Key, PIV Card Authentication, 8 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS.

  • 4 1024/2048-bit keys PKI Objects loaded by ActivID CMS – additional certificates for flexible usage (authentication, digital signature or encryption).

  • 4 1024/2048-bit keys PKI Objects loaded by end user (PIN protected) – additional certificates for flexible usage (authentication, digital signature or encryption).

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects, except Iris.

  • Synchronous SKI Object: Download by the server

  • Offline / Online Unlock done by XAUTH

  • Profile is not FIPS 140 compliant due to the 4 PIN-protected PKI

  • Compatible with Apple Mac TokenD

  • CHUID, Printed Information, PKI AUTHENTICATE objects are mandatory. All other objects are optional.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

HID pivCLASS v1.0 (JCOP v2.4.2 R0)

CIV – AI 2048 Crescendo 144K FIPS

CIV profile, with extended PKI, for Crescendo 144K FIPS

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 201100000000000000000130

  • Cards with ActivID Applets v2.7.3 packages preloaded (ASClib, ACA, GC/PKI, PIV and SMA V3).

  • Based on ActivID Applet 2.7.3.

  • Profile aligned with NIST SP 800-73-3, for Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) cards: similar card edge as PIV for US Government employees, but for the commercial world, without any trust to the US Federal bridge.

  • 4 2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature, PIV Key Management Key, PIV Card Authentication, 5 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS

  • 7 2048-bit keys PKI Objects loaded by ActivID CMS

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects, except Iris

  • PIV AUTHENTICATION, CHUID and Printed Information objects are mandatory. All other objects are optional.

  • In addition to the card pre-issuance keys, the following keys must be present 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. for profile issuance. As these keys are post-issuance keys, they should be generated in the HSM:

    • MK_CM_ACE_AES_16_OPSC_1_ENC, _MAC, _KEK (16-byte AES keys)

    • MK_ID_ACE_UNLCK_1_TRIPLE (24-byte DES keys)

Note: This device profile does not provide One-Time Password capability compatible with current versions of HID authentication servers. Do not use an SKI application in your device policy. Contact HID Global for additional information.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

Crescendo 144K FIPS (G&D SCE 7.0 144K)
preloaded with ActivID Applet

CIV – AI 2048 Crescendo PIV

CIV profile, with extended PKI, for Crescendo PIV.

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 201100000000000000000136

  • Cards with ActivID Applets v2.7.5 packages preloaded (ASClib, ACA, GC/PKI, PIV and SMA V3).

  • Based on ActivID Applet 2.7.5.

  • Profile aligned with NIST SP 800-73-3, for Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) cards: similar card edge as PIV for US Government employees, but for the commercial world, without any trust to the US Federal bridge.

  • 9 2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature, PIV Key Management Key, PIV Card Authentication, 5 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS

  • 7 2048-bit keys PKI Objects loaded by ActivID CMS

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects, except Iris

  • PIV AUTHENTICATION, CHUID and Printed Information objects are mandatory. All other objects are optional.

  • PIN Numeric Only

  • In addition to the card pre-issuance keys, the following keys must be present in the HSM for profile issuance. As these keys are post-issuance keys, they should be generated in the HSM:

    • For the pre-issuance Card AES 128: MK_CM_ACE_AES_16_OPSC_1_ENC, _MAC, _KEK (16-byte AES keys)

    • For the pre-issuance Card AES 256: MK_CM_ACE_AES_32_OPSC_1_ENC, _MAC, _KEK (32-byte AES keys)

    • MK_ID_ACE_UNLCK_1_TRIPLE (24-byte DES keys)

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

Crescendo PIV (G&D SCE 7.0 144K)
preloaded with ActivID Applet

Enterprise - Crescendo

Enterprise profile compatible with devices that contain the SEOS and FIDO applets.

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 201100000000000000000151

  • Devices with ActivID Applets v3.0.3 packages preloaded (SEOS, ASClib, ACA, HMAClib, PIVEXT, OATH and FIDO).

  • Based on ActivID Applets 3.0.3.

  • 4 2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature PIN Once, PIV Encryption, 1 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS.

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects: Discovery Object, CHUID, CCC, Printed Information, Key History Object

  • FIDO Applet (CTAP2 / U2F support) (*)

  • PIN can be shared between PIV and FIDO applet.

  • Minimum PIN length: 4 / Maximum PIN Length: 25

    Note: If the Maximum PIN Length is set to a value greater than 8, then the card will not be usable with the Microsoft PIV Minidriver, whatever the PIN-shared configuration, nor with FIDO when the PIN is shared between PIV and FIDO. To manage PINs with more than 8 characters, this profile requires ActivClient 7.4.1 (or higher) and HID Crescendo 2300 Mini Driver 1.2 (or higher).
  • PIN can be configured to be Alphanumeric or Numeric Only.

    Note: If the Maximum PIN Length is set to a value greater than 8, then the PIN cannot be configured as Numeric Only.
  • Contactless firewall can be enabled / disabled in the policy (when disabled, the PIV / OATH operations can be done with a contactless reader).

    Note: For Crescendo C2300 iCLASS CL cards, the contactless firewall must be disabled.
  • OATH HOTP, TOTP and OCRA support

  • In addition to the card pre-issuance keys, the following keys must be present in the HSM for profile issuance. As these keys are post-issuance keys, they should be generated in the HSM:

    • MK_CM_ACE_AES_16_OPSC_1_ENC, _MAC, _KEK, PIV_CARD_ADMINISTRATOR_KEY_9B_AES_16 (16-byte AES keys)

(*) During a recycle operation (that is, card re-issuance), the FIDO credentials are reset.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

Crescendo C2300 FIPS (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3

Crescendo Key (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3
Crescendo C2300 iCLASS (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3

Enterprise - Crescendo (No FIDO)

Enterprise profile compatible with devices containing SEOS applet.

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 201100000000000000000152

  • Devices with ActivID Applets v3.0.3 packages preloaded (SEOS, ASClib, ACA, HMAClib, PIVEXT and OATH).

  • Based on ActivID Applets 3.0.3.

  • 7 2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature PIN Once, PIV Encryption, 4 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS.

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects: Discovery Object, CHUID, CCC, Printed Information, Key History Object

  • Minimum PIN length: 4 / Maximum PIN Length: 25

    Note: If the Maximum PIN Length is set to a value greater than 8, then the card will not be usable with the Microsoft PIV Minidriver. To manage PINs with more than 8 characters, this profile requires ActivClient 7.4.1 (or higher) and HID Crescendo 2300 Mini Driver 1.2 (or higher).
  • PIN can be configured to be Alphanumeric or Numeric Only.

    Note: If the Maximum PIN Length is set to a value greater than 8, then the PIN cannot be configured as Numeric Only.
  • Contactless firewall can be enabled / disabled in the policy (when disabled, the PIV / OATH operations can be done with a contactless reader).

  • OATH HOTP, TOTP and OCRA support

  • In addition to the card pre-issuance keys, the following keys must be present in the HSM for profile issuance. As these keys are post-issuance keys, they should be generated in the HSM:

    • MK_CM_ACE_AES_16_OPSC_1_ENC, _MAC, _KEK, PIV_CARD_ADMINISTRATOR_KEY_9B_AES_16 (16-byte AES keys)

Note: Devices issued with this profile that are recycled cannot be issued with the other Enterprise - Crescendo profiles.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

Crescendo C2300 FIPS (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3

Crescendo Key (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3
Crescendo C2300 iCLASS (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3

Enterprise - Crescendo (No SEOS)

Enterprise profile compatible with devices containing FIDO applet and no SEOS.

  • Unique Identifier (stored in the card): 20110000000000000000014F

  • Compatible with the HID Crescendo C2300 Mini Driver v1.2.

  • 10 2048-bit keys PIV PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature PIN Once, PIV Encryption, 7 Retired Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS.

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects: Discovery Object, CHUID, CCC, Printed Information, Key History Object.

  • FIDO Applet (CTAP2 / U2F support) (*)

  • PIN can be shared between PIV and FIDO applet.

  • Minimum PIN length: 4 / Maximum PIN Length: 25

    Note: If the Maximum PIN Length is set to a value greater than 8, then the card will not be usable with the Microsoft PIV Minidriver, whatever the PIN-shared configuration, nor with FIDO when the PIN is shared between PIV and FIDO. To manage PINs with more than 8 characters, this profile requires ActivClient 7.4.1 (or higher) and HID Crescendo 2300 Mini Driver 1.2 (or higher).
  • PIN can be configured to be Alphanumeric or Numeric Only.

    Note: If the Maximum PIN Length is set to a value greater than 8, then the PIN cannot be configured as Numeric Only.
  • Contactless firewall can be enabled / disabled in the policy (when disabled, the PIV / OATH operations can be done with a contactless reader).

  • OATH HOTP, TOTP and OCRA support

  • In addition to the card pre-issuance keys, the following keys must be present in the HSM for profile issuance. As these keys are post-issuance keys, they should be generated in the HSM:

    • MK_CM_ACE_AES_16_OPSC_1_ENC, _MAC, _KEK, PIV_CARD_ADMINISTRATOR_KEY_9B_AES_16 (16-byte AES keys)

(*) During a recycle operation (that is, card re-issuance), the FIDO credentials are reset.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

Crescendo C2300 FIPS (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3

Crescendo Key (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3
Crescendo C2300 iCLASS (JCOP 3 SecID P60 CS) preloaded with ActivID Applet 3.0.3