This In Focus Page takes a detailed look at the vital area of biometric standards. Compiled by Cathy Tilton, VP, Standards & Technology, Daon - and one of our founding Expert Advisory Panel members - the aim of the page will be to give readers an easy-to-understand summary of biometric standards activity, and to provide regular updates on the latest happenings, and why they are important.
Biometric standards play a critical role in the adoption and successful implementation of biometrics in applications where interoperability and interchangeability are needed. This Getting Started article brings readers right up to speed on the historical development and current status of biometric standards.
OASIS has announced a 60-day public review of the candidate BIAS SOAP Profile standard
New BIAS SOAP Profile will enable the implementation of standards-based biometric Web services.
The entire biometrics community has suffered from vocabulary confusion, especially in large-scale, public procurements. Help is at hand. Read this Jim Wayman article for more…
Plenty of progress on the standards front despite the lure of balmy weather in Phuket…
Want to learn more about biometric standards? The Biometrics Institute is offering a half day training course.
The ISO subcommittee on biometrics, SC37, will be meeting January 16-20 in Phuket, Thailand.
NIST has announced the approval of the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 (Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information) standard
OASIS has announced a 15-day public review of the Biometric Identity Assurance Services (BIAS) SOAP Profile v1.0, Committee Specification Draft 06, closing on 12 October 2011.
Governments investing taxpayers’ hard-earned money in automated border control (ABC) systems will experience false economies by cutting corners in enrolment.
Biometrics are increasingly being used as a reliable form of authentication for online transactions. But how can we be sure that this data won’t be compromised? Enter a new ISO/IEC standard.
Get a feel for where things are going on the international standards front. A special report on the SC37 standards meetings in Phuket which took place earlier this month (January 2012).
Get a feel for where things are going on the international standards front. This article reveals all the highlights from the recent SC37 biometric standard meetings in Kyoto, Japan
I am very happy to have been asked to serve as the Editor of the Biometric Standards In Focus area of the website and look forward to bringing you the latest in standards news and information.
The entire biometrics community has suffered from vocabulary confusion, especially in large-scale, public procurements. Help is at hand thanks to a standards initiative looking specifically at Vocabulary Harmonization.
Policy considerations when implementing biometric enhanced, chip-based passports.
This article is written by Brad Wing, Biometrics Standards Coordinator at NIST, and editor of the ANSI/NIST-ITL standard. The article reviews the history of the standard and gives examples of where it is in use today. This year, the standard will be expanded to meet the increased needs of Governments around the world for the exchange of biometrics and related information.
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