iPB4 Biometric Device Range
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Installation & User Guide
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Rev 07 ©2017-2018 iPulse Systems
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The
American National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST)
is the only internationally well-
respected, neutral third party that performs independent tests on fingerprint capture devices. This
organisation uses a standard database of images and standardised procedures on fingerprint-based
biometric devices to determine the FAR, FRR and EER rates, bestowing a
Minutiae Interoperability
Exchange
or
MINEX
certification based on performance.
THE MINEX CERTIFICAT ION
The MINEX certification exists to
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Provide measurements of performance and interoperability of core template encoding and
matching capabilities to users, vendors and interested parties.
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Establish compliance for template encoders and matchers for the United States Government's
Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
program.
The Secugen sensors and algorithms used in all iPulse biometric devices are rated as follows:
IBG:
FAR 0%, FRR 0%
NIST:
EER of 0.0042 and certified
MINEX
compliant
COMPARING FRR / FAR RATINGS ON FINGERPRI NT, FACIAL AND VOICE BIOMETRICS
There are always questions relating to the different biometrics available - fingerprints, facial, voice etc.
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and how they compare. Different studies have been conducted with a focus on the FRR and FAR rates. The
table below indicates the outcomes of some of these studies.
The manner in which a match is obtained can make a large difference to the perceived performance of a
biometric system.
1:N (ONE-TO-MANY) MATCHING
One-to-Many matching is another name for the process of identifying an unknown person from a provided
biometric credential like a fingerprint. Once the person has placed his/her finger on a sensor, the provided
biometric sample is matched against each stored biometric template on the device / in the database.
If no such template matches the sample, no data is returned. If a matching template was found, the identity
linked to it will be returned.
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