Biometrics is a technology on the way to remaking how people are identified. So the release of the new Technical Report, ISO/IEC TR 29144, “Information technology – Biometrics – The use of biometric technology in commercial Identity Management applications and processes,” is well-timed. The document is intended to be an overview of the concepts and considerations you’ll use when implementing an Identity Management Solution using biometrics.
As an overview document, the goals of the authoring committee are fairly straight-forward. The intention is that
- the technical report supports smoother introduction and operation of biometric identification systems, including improved public perception and understanding.
- the document will aid in the reduction of long-term costs.
- commonly approved good privacy practices will be promoted.
- improved interoperability can be achieved, including at the international level.
- vendor independence will take place for implemented solutions.
It’s a companion document to the ISO/IEC 24760-1, “Information technology – Security techniques – A framework for identity management – Part 1: Terminology and concepts.” You’ll use the 29144 technical report in order to implement a biometric solution for the identity management system defined in the 24760-1 standard. To help you get started, the document covers three main areas: Biometrics and Identity Management Systems, Considerations for the same, and Implementation issues.
There are a number of standards that support the underlying technology and information exchange required to support this type of identification. So that aspect of standardization is fairly well documented. However, this new Technical Report is more concerned with the nuts and bolts of the system those technologies will support. So you’ll get a good understanding of how all the pieces (technical, legal, security, privacy, integrity and so on) fit together.
If you need any of the ISO and ISO/IEC standards on this topic, you can go to the Document Center webstore at www.document-center.com and order online. Unsure of which documents you might need? Go to our Document Center List of Standards on Character Sets and Information Coding. You’ll find a large number of standards on this page, so use the find function (control f) on your keyboard and search for “biometric.” This will give you 115 standards that have a title that includes your topic!
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