scope:

This document provides guidance on providing access: - to areas with physical access control, e.g. entertainment facilities, train stations, shops, libraries, banks, or border control, - for small groups of persons, e.g. families with small children or seniors, or other accompanied persons in need of support, - by means of biometric authentication technologies, e.g. facial, fingerprint, or vein recognition, - in the European regulatory context. The document addresses the following aspects, which are specific for biometric and group access: - accessibility and usability, - user guidance including group guidance and interaction control, - privacy including data set content, - presentation attack detection, - applicable biometric technologies, - storage of reference data, - biometric process integration, - specific needs considering biometrics for groups, - biometric performance and error rates, and - group internal linkage. The following aspects which reflect on generic access control issues are out of scope: - IT security, - application specific physical security, - policy definition, - processes not related to biometric authentication, and - specific performance requirements of identification (1:N) and verification (1:1) applications.