Biometric Industry Perspect

Biometric Industry Perspect

ANSI/NIST Fingerprint Stan

Update Workshop

April 26, 2005

Walter Hamilton

International Biometric Industry As

and SAFLINK Corporation
International Biometric Ind

International Biometric Ind

Association Association

z Non-profit trade association founded z Advances the collective interests of 

industry worldwide 

z Corporate members include leading 

manufacturers and solution provide
FIPS 201 FIPS 201

z Implements HSPD-12 to provid

Identity Verification (PIV) of Fedemployees and contractors

z SP 800-76 is a companion to F

and specifies interfaces and datof biometric information

SP800-76 is currently in draft f
SP 800-76

z Describes preparation of biome

suitable for transmission to FBI background checks

z Provides requirements for forma

biometric data on the PIV card

Primary design objective is inter
Biometrics Industry Pers

Biometrics Industry Pers

z Use of fingerprint images for ba

checks is appropriate

z Use of fingerprint images for on

storage is not appropriate

IBIA recommends the use of st

based templates for on-card 
Concerns Related to On Concerns Related to On

Fingerprint Images Fingerprint Images

z Limited storage spacez Performance impactz Privacy issues
Storage Space Storage Space

z 64K smart card has insufficient 

store images plus required appland files at some agencies

z Two WSQ compressed fingerpr

require about 16K vs. 1.6K for t

z DoD

Common Access Card dat

does not have space to store im

z 128K smart card that is FIPS 14

certified is at least two years aw
Performance Impa

Performance Impa

z Smart cards and access control read

have sufficient data transfer bandwidprocessing power to support authenbased on fingerprint images

– Particular concern for physical access c– No commercially available PAC readers 

match fingerprint images

z Timing estimates range from 8 to 50 

– PAC desired entry speed is 2 seconds.

z Rapid authentication is an HSPD-12 
Privacy Concerns Privacy Concerns

z There are significant privacy ris

storing fingerprint images on the 

z Original images can be easily m

and used for fraudulent purpose

z Templates provide more protec

they cannot be easily reverse-eto reveal the detailed fingerprint 

z Using images reduces security 

privacy concerns
Template Interopera

Template Interopera

z ANSI/INCITS 358 provides a finger m

template format standard for data int

z Template interoperability is not yet e

widespread deployments

z Two limited prototype projects provid

evidence that template interoperabilachieved

– TSA Transportation Worker Identificatio

program

– ILO Seafarer’s Identification Document

z NIST has large-scale laboratory test 

demonstrate template interoperabilit

– First results in early ‘06
Other PIV Considera

Other PIV Considera

z PIV guidance should support a 

both reference and operational 

z Agencies should be free to impl

alternative biometrics in conjuncthe PIV card where appropriate

– PIV acts as pointer to separate bi

authentication subsystem

– Could utilize hand geometry, iris, 
Conclusions and Recomme

Conclusions and Recomme

z Fingerprint images are not an appro

format for on-card transaction authe

z Industry will respond to the challeng

template interoperability a reality

– 14 companies are participating in MINE

z Delay final publication of SP 800-76 

data confirms that template interopeachievable

z Publish PIV guidance that describes 

alternative biometrics
For More Information about 

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