Biometric data interchange format standards and biometric interface standards are both necessary to achieve full data interchange and interoperability for biometric recognition in an open systems environment.
BS ISO/IEC 24713 is a standard in three parts, under the general title
Information technology — Biometric profiles for interoperability and data interchange:
- Part 1: Overview of biometric systems and biometric profiles
- Part 2: Physical access control for employees at airports
- Part 3: Biometrics-based verification and identification of seafarers
BS ISO/IEC 24713-1:2008 is intended to form the overview part of the multipart standard on biometric profiles for interoperability and data interchange. It describes a schema for the use of a number of biometric standards.
BS ISO/IEC 24713-1 identifies and defines the functional blocks and components of a generic biometric system, and the distinct characteristics of each component. It also defines a generic biometric reference architecture incorporating the relevant biometric-related base standards to support interoperability and data interchange.
BS ISO/IEC 24713-1 is not intended to replace or counter any other part of this Standard, but rather to be used as a reference guide for the implementation of a generic biometric system or a profile standardized system.
Contents of BS ISO/IEC 24713-1 includes:
- Introduction
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Abbreviated terms
- General biometric system
- Conceptual diagram of general biometric system
- Conceptual components of a general biometric system
- Data capture subsystem
- Transmission subsystem
- Signal processing subsystem
- Data storage subsystem
- Matching subsystem
- Decision subsystem
- Administration subsystem
- Interface
- Functions of general biometric system
- Enrolment
- Verification
- Identification
- Relationship between the biometric system and the application
- The ID life-cycle
- Proofing
- Registration
- Issuance
- Usage
- Subject versus end-user
- Access control example
- Travel document example
- Biometric decision versus authorization
- Interfaces between the biometric system and the application
- Application programming interface (API)
- Protocol interface
- Hardware based electronic input/output interface
- Developing biometric profiles utilising biometrics base standards
- Relationships of biometric base standards and their use in biometric profiles
- Application, data and interface class
- Using biometric base standards to develop biometric profiles
- Bibliography
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