1. 1 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 Standards A presentation of the family of biometric standards October 2008

2. 2 Working Groups The standards activities and projects are undertaken by working groups –WG1 – Vocabulary Development of harmonized biometric vocabulary –WG2 – Interfaces Standardization of interfaces and interactions between biometric components and sub- systems, including security mechanisms –WG3 – Data Formats Standardization of the content, meaning and representation of biometric interchange formats –WG4 – Profiles Standardization of biometric base standards to application profiles –WG5 – Testing Standardization of biometric performance metric definitions and calculations, approaches to test performance and requirements for reporting. –WG6 – Societal Study and standardization of technical solutions to societal aspects of biometric implementations

3. 3 Interfaces ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 19784 BioAPI Multi-part standard to standardize the Biometric application programming interface allowing the communication and utilization of services of one or more biometric technologies. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 19785 CBEFF Multi-part standard to standardize Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework, covering: data element specification, procedures for the operation of the Biometric Registration Authority, patron format specifications, and security block format specifications. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 24708 BioAPI Interworking Protocol Description tbd. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 24709 Conformance Testing for BioAPI Multi-part standard to standardize the conformance testing of BioAPI, covering: methods and procedures, test assertions for - biometric service providers, BioAPI frameworks, and biometric applications. Technical Reports ISO/IEC TR 24722 –Multimodal and other multi-biometric fusion ISO/IEC TR 24741 –Biometrics tutorial ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 29141 Tenprint Capture using BioAPI Description tbd.

4. 4 Data Formats ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 19794 Biometric Data Interchange Formats Multi-part standard to standardize the Biometric data interchange, covering: finger (in various formats), face, iris, signature, vascular, hand geometry, voice, and DNA. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 29109 Conformance Testing for Biometric Data Interchange Formats Multi-part standard to standardize the conformance testing for each part of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 19794 biometric data interchange format. Technical Reports ISO/IEC TR 29794 –Multi-part Technical Report for biometric sample quality, covering: fingerprints, and face. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 29159 Biometric Calibration, Augmentation and Fusion Data Multi-part standard for the standardization of tbd.

5. 5 Profiles ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 24713 Biometrics profiles for Interoperability and data Interchange Multi-part standard to standardize the use of base standards when applied to specific applications. –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

6. 6 Testing ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 19795 Biometric performance testing and reporting Multi-part standard to standardize the evaluation of biometric systems, covering: principles and framework, testing methodologies for technology and scenario evaluation, biometric modality specific testing, interoperability performance testing, biometric device evaluation, and testing methodologies for operation evaluation. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 29120 Machine readable test data for biometric testing and reporting Multi-part standard to standardize tbd, covering: test reports, biometric system test status, test input data, and biometric test certificates.

7. 7 Societal Technical Reports ISO/IEC TR 24714 –Multi-part technical report for jurisdictional and societal considerations for commercial applications, covering general guidance, and specific technologies and practical applications. ISO/IEC TR 29144 –The role of biometrics in identity management ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 24779 Pictograms, Icons and symbols for use with biometric systems Multi-part standard to standardize the user interaction with biometric systems, covering general biometric systems, and specific biometric modalities.

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