REPORT ON DEFENSE USE OF SMART CARD AS PKI AUTHENTICATION DEVICE CARRIER.

SEC. 374. REPORT ON DEFENSE USE OF SMART CARD AS PKI AUTHENTICATION DEVICE CARRIER. (a) Report Required.—Not later than February 1, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the option of the Department of Defense using the Smart Card as a Public-Private Key Infrastructure authentication device carrier. The report shall include the following: (1) An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of using the Smart Card as a PKI authentication device carrier for the Department of Defense. (2) A description of other available devices that could be readily used as a PKI authentication device carrier. (3) A comparison of the cost of using the Smart Card and other available devices as the PKI authentication device carrier. (b) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “Smart Card” means a credit card-size device, normally for carrying and use by personnel, that contains one or more integrated circuits and may also employ one or more of the following technologies: (A) Magnetic stripe. (B) Bar codes, linear or two-dimensional. (C) Non-contact and radio frequency transmitters.113 STAT. 582 (D) Biometric information. (E) Encryption and authentication. (F) Photo identification. (2) The terms “Public-Private Key Infrastructure authentication device carrier” and “PKI authentication device carrier” mean a device that physically stores, carries, and employs electronic authentication or encryption keys necessary to create a unique digital signature, digital certificate, or other mark on an electronic document or file.