Addressing Usability of Biometrics in Standards

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Addressing Usability of Biometrics in Standards

• Elaine Newton
• NIST

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International Standards Organization
JTC1
ISO/IEC
SC29
SC37
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SC29
SC37
SCXX
SC29
SC37
SCXX
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ANSI
OTHER NAT. BODIES
ICAO
ANSI
18 NAT. BODIES
ICAO
ANSI
18 NAT. BODIES
ICAO
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ANSI Standards Organization

ANSI
INCITS
ASTM
NIST
M1
OTHERS
GOVT. AGENCIES
VENDORS
OTHERS
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M1/SC 37

• Started in January 2002 Response to 9/11
• Commercial standards (formats, APIs, etc.)
• Emphasis on verification (as opposed to
  identification) for physical and logical access
• Physical access to buildings
• Network access control via terminals
• Drivers licenses / border control

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SC 37 Work Groups (WGs)

• WG 1 - Harmonized biometric vocabulary
• WG 2 - Biometric Technical Interfaces
• WG 3 - Biometric Data Interchange Formats
• WG 4 - Biometric Functional Architecture and
  Related Profiles
• WG 5 - Biometric Testing and Reporting
• WG 6 - Cross-Jurisdictional and Societal Aspects
  of Biometrics

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M1.6 / WG 6

• M1.6 is the US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to
  WG 6
• No national projects in the US to date
• International projects include
• Two part Technical Report (TR)
• Pictograms, Icons and Symbols
• New Work Item on Biometrics and Identity
  Management
• Technical reports offer guidance standards have
  mandatory requirements

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WG 6 Projects

• Two part Technical Report (TR) on guidance
  (24714)
• First part is general guidance for all biometrics
• Second part is intended to be more specific
  guidance but still in early draft stage
• Pictograms, Icons and Symbols
• Multi-part standard
• US recently contributed fingerprint icons testing
  report

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WG 6 Project on Fingerprint Icons

• Finger placement
• Index finger (right/left)
• Thumbs (individual and both)
• Slap (4 fingers) (right/left).
• Sensor Ready state
• Scan
• Start Capture
• Press (more or less)
• Wait or Hold

• Successful capture
• Unsuccessful capture
• Repeat or Retry
• Next step
• Completed process successfully
• Give-up or completed process unsuccessfully.

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WG 6 Icons Examples
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Questions (1 of 2)

• Operations Community
• What specific usability needs do you have that
  you would like to see standards or best practices
  address?
• Usability Experts
• What testing is ripe for standards development?
• Standards Developers
• What testing needs have you identified to support
  standards development?

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Questions (2 of 2)

• Are mechanisms in place to transfer needs and
  knowledge between these communities?
• Are usability researchers experts willing to
  engage in the biometric standards development
  process
• (ie submitting contributions, editing drafts,
  etc.)?