3M Cogent announced that its MiY-ID Gov biometric access control reader is the first product to be certified as an approved biometric authentication system by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in accordance with FIPS 201 standard. At a high level, the Biometric Authentication System performs the following:
FIPS 201 is a U.S. federal government standard that encompasses specific Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements for federal employees and contractors for access to federal facilities and information systems. All devices used to read, validate, or authenticate the FIPS 201 PIV credentials must be an approved product as certified by GSA.