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Conformance Testing Methodologies for Biometric Data Interchange Formats, Standardization of

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Compliance; Conformity; Conformity evaluation

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The development of standardized methods and procedures for conformance testing (also known as conformity evaluation) of products or systems that claim to satisfy the requirements of one or more of the standardized biometric data interchange formats.

Concepts in Conformance Testing

A national or international standard consists of a set of requirements and frequently a set of recommendations (e.g., guidelines) (ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004, Standardization and related activities – General Vocabulary, definition 3.2 defines “Standard” as “A document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.”). Biometric data interchange format standards specify requirements that are traditionally classified in three categories: mandatory...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Computer Security Division, Systems & Emerging Technologies Security Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    Dylan Yaga

  2. Bion Biometrics Inc., Nepean, ON, Canada

    John W. M. Campbell

  3. Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Herndon, VA, USA

    Gregory Zektser

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  1. Center for Biometrics and Security, Research & National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Stan Z. Li

  2. Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Anil K. Jain

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Yaga, D., Campbell, J.W.M., Zektser, G. (2015). Conformance Testing Methodologies for Biometric Data Interchange Formats, Standardization of. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7488-4_9114

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