NIST Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification
NIST has released Special Publication 800-76, Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification (PDF), for a four week public comment period.
This document specifies technical acquisition and formatting requirements for the biometric credentials of the PIV system, including the PIV Card itself. It enumerates required procedures and formats for fingerprints, fingerprint templates and facial images by appropriate instantiation of values and practices generically laid out in published biometric standards.
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