scope:

This Technical Report will discuss

- concepts and considerations for the use of biometrics in a commercial Identity Management Solutions,

- items that need to be considered when integrating biometrics into a commercial Identity Management Solutions, and

- implementation Issues when implementing biometrics into commercial Identity Management Solutions.

Exclusions

This Technical Report will not

- define an architecture and framework for IDM,

- discuss any specification or assessment of government policy,

- discuss the business need for a biometric database or process,

- discuss the specific biometrics and which ones are to be used in particular systems,

- consider the legality and acceptability in particular jurisdictions and cultures,

- analyse the general structure of identifiers and the global identification of objects (e.g. object identifiers), and

- discuss technical specifications in relation to the use of trusted biometric hardware and software.