Government & defence.
PIV-style credentials, eID, civil-servant authentication, sensitive-data signing. Audit-grade issuance flows that survive the certifier’s second look.
Why this work is different
Government deployments care less about latency than transit and more about provenance. Every key has a documented chain of custody. Every personalisation event is logged, with split-knowledge custody and dual control. Every revoked credential is settled within an hour, not at end-of-shift. The cards have to last a decade in someone’s wallet without maintenance.
That ruleset doesn’t change the architecture much — it changes the operating model. We have shipped to operators with that operating model.
Working on a national / departmental scheme?
Ambimat carries security clearances and audit posture appropriate to government work.
Frequently asked questions
What makes government identity issuance different from enterprise?
The audit trail. A government programme has to prove, years later, who was issued what credential, on which hardware, under which policy, and who authorised it. That requirement shapes the whole architecture, not just the record-keeping.
Is PIV mandatory for government deployments?
Not universally. PIV and its derivatives are the US federal baseline; other jurisdictions define their own profiles. What is common is the requirement for a hardware-held credential with a documented issuance chain.
Can FIDO2 be used alongside an existing PIV estate?
Yes, and it usually is. FIDO2 covers surfaces PIV never reached — web applications, mobile, contractor access — without retiring the card estate already deployed.
What form factors are available for embedded government identity?
Beyond conventional cards, secure-element PIV applets ship in nano-card and MFF2 form factors for OEM and embedded programmes where a card slot is not practical.
Does AmbiSecure operate the certificate authority?
No. AmbiSecure supplies the silicon, the applets and the personalisation tooling. The CA and its policy stay with the issuing authority, which is where they belong.