Overview#

Derived Credential, generically, is a credential (or a ticket or token) that was derived based on the claims or other credentials of the Credential Holder which are issued to permit access to a particular Protected Resource.

Derived Credential defined by NIST as used with PIV can be issued to any PIV Credential Holder, regardless of whether the original credential was issued by MyID or a third-party issuer, either on-premises or via a managed service.

The Electronic Authentication Guideline, NIST.SP.800-63, defines a derived credential more broadly as: A credential issued based on Proof-of-Possession and control of a claim associated with a previously issued credential, so as not to duplicate the Identity Proofing process.

This would be similar to the adding of a Payment Card to a Digital Wallet so the representation within the Digital Wallet is a Derived Credential from the Payment Card.

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