To assist Federal agencies to increase their information security and to meet the requirements of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), the Department of Homeland Security requires Federal agency employees—both civilian and military (DoD)—and their contractors to use standardized Common Access Card (CAC)/Personal Identity Verification (PIV) identification to gain access to facilities and information systems. This standardized identification policy is used to increase security of sensitive information that’s contained in, and passes through, information systems. Canon developed Authorized Send CAC/PIV, a state-of-the art solution that utilizes a powerful two-factor authentication and integrates with your CAC/PIV server to validate credentials before a user can access the document distribution features of their Canon device. This assists in reducing the risk of data being leaked over your network.