BSI publishes new UK biometrics standards

Four new standards on biometric technology have just been published by BSI Business Information to help protect UK businesses.

The BS ISO/IEC 19794 series of standards cover the science of using biological properties to identify individuals - for example, the recording of fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition.

Whilst security threats and fighting terrorism have been the catalysts behind these standards, BSI is also striving to protect both individuals against ID inaccuracies and UK commercial interests in the biometrics industry. BS ISO/IEC 19794 applies to access control and identification systems, for example, information stored on smart cards or other recognition tools, as well as the storage of biometric identification data in corporate databases.

Written for use in identity management systems, the standards cover will be used in or by:

• UK passports and UK ID cards
• Access management systems
• Forensic identification
• Identity product/service vendors
• Identity document issuing authorities

The new standards are:

BS ISO/IEC 19794-2:2005 Information technology. Biometric data interchange formats. Finger minutiae data

BS ISO/IEC 19794-4:2005 Information technology. Biometric data interchange formats. Finger image data

BS ISO/IEC 19794-5:2005 Information technology. Biometric data interchange formats. Face image data

BS ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005 Information technology. Biometric data interchange formats. Iris image data

•Date: 1st September 2005 • Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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