New ISO standard for state-of-the-art biometric authentication

ISO has published a standard to increase the security of financial transactions over electronic media. The new standard, ISO 19092:2008, Financial services – Biometrics – Security framework, establishes the security requirements for the implementation and management of state-of-the-art biometric identification technology within the financial industry.

ISO 19092:2008 describes the security framework for using biometrics for authentication of individuals in financial services. It introduces the types of biometric technologies and addresses issues concerning their application.

The standard presents the architectures for implementation, specifies the minimum security requirements for effective management, and provides control objectives and recommendations suitable for use by a professional practitioner. It promotes the integration of biometrics into the financial industry and the management of biometric information as part of the overall information security management programme of the organization.

ISO 19092:2008 also addresses the following topics:

* Usage of biometrics for the authentication of employees and persons seeking financial services by:
- verification of a claimed identity
- identification of an individual
* Validation of credentials presented at enrolment to support authentication as required by risk management
* Management of biometric information across its life cycle comprised of the enrolment, transmission and storage, verification, identification and termination processes
* Security of biometric information during its life cycle, encompassing data integrity, origin authentication and confidentiality
* Application of biometrics for logical and physical access control
* Surveillance to protect the financial institution and its customers
* Security of the physical hardware used throughout the biometric information life cycle.

ISO 19092:2008, Financial services – Biometrics – Security framework is available from ISO national member institutes.

•Date: 7th February 2008• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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