scope:

This part of ISO/IEC 19795 establishes a mechanism for measuring the core algorithmic capabilities of biometric comparison algorithms running on ISO/IEC 7816 integrated circuit cards. Specifically, this part of ISO/IEC 19795 . instantiates a mechanism for on-card biometric comparison testing; . standardizes procedures for the measurement of the accuracy of on-card biometric comparison implementations running on object-based, test-specific sample cards; . standardizes procedures for the measurement of durations of the various operations; and . gives examples for matching ISO/IEC 19794-2:2005 compact card minutiae templates. The following are specifically not within the scope of this part of ISO/IEC 19795: . procedures for securing the communications channel, including cryptographic protection of the biometric templates; . procedures for protection of sample or template integrity using digital signatures; . authentication of the card and reader; . selection or use of transmission protocols (e.g. contactless); . profiles of specific data interchange standards; . procedures for evaluation of readers, including performance, conformance and interoperability; . procedures for evaluation of ruggedness or durability of the card; . on-card template generation (e.g. extraction of minutiae from images), . template update or adaptation; . formal conformance tests of ISO/IEC 7816-4 and ISO/IEC 7816-11; . testing of devices not conforming to ISO/IEC 7816, including all system-on-card devices.