BioTesting Europe

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BioTesting Europe

• European testing and certification of biometric
  components and systems
• Max Snijder, coordinator / CEO EBF
• BIG, Lisbon May 10th, 2007

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European Context

• The Hague programme
• a coherent approach and harmonised solutions on
  biometric identifiers and data are necessary in
  the fight against illegal migration and to
  improve the security of the European citizens

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Case for testing and certification

• Independent testing on
• interoperability
• performance (accuracy, speed)
• conformance
• durability (environmental influences)
• human interfaces
• Scope
• system
• sub-system
• device
• processes
• people (training education)

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BioTesting Europe

• Supporting Activity, Funded under FP6 / PASR2006
• Start date Feb 1st 2007
• Duration 9 months
• Partners
• European Biometrics Forum (coordinator)
• National Physical Laboratory (UK)
• Fraunhofer IGD (Germany)
• EC/JRC Ispra

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Objectives

• outlining the needs for (i) testing and (ii)
  certification of biometrics at the end user
  (client) level
• defining the business case
• getting buy in from stakeholders clients,
  suppliers, test organisations, certification
  bodies

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Scope of Work

• Making an up-to-date inventory of
• what needs to be tested based on end user
  requirements
• most relevant existing testing schemes
• existing competencies at European independent
  testing laboratories in the area of biometric
  performance, interoperability, and security
  testing
• existing work on standardisation and testing
  (within and outside EU)
• mapping of the user requirements on the existing
  competencies
• performing a gap analysis to determine what
  existing competencies can be used and what needs
  to be developed

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Focus areas

• Criteria relevance and urgency
• - passports
• - visa
• - identity documents

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Questions to be answered

• what needs to be tested (end user
  requirements)
• which components should be certified (sensors/alg
  orithms/subsystems)
• who is going to perform the tests (existing
  capabilities)
• what standards are applicable (status of
  standardisation)
• what do we already have (inventory)
• what needs to be developed (gap analysis)
• what are the costs and who will
  pay/invest (business case)

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Results

• A European Biometric Testing and Certification
• Roadmap, including research targets
• Work plan and coordinated actions for the
  further
• development of the European biometrics testing
  and
• certification capabilities
• Buy in from stakeholders

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Engagement

• Discussions with stakeholders (interviews,
  questionnaires)
• Including this audience !
• Stakeholder Consultation Workshop Brussels
  4/5 September 2007
• Preliminary results presented at EBF
  Biometrics Research Seminar 2/3 October 2007
• Contact max.snijder_at_biotestingeurope.eu
  tony.mansfield_at_biotestingeurope.eu
• A European Biometric Testing and Certification
• Roadmap, including research targets
• Work plan and coordinated actions for the
  further
• development of the European biometrics testing
  and

BIG, Lisbon May 10th, 2007