NIST Standards for New Biometric ID Card Published

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday February 5, 2006 @06:43AM from the new-face-theft-ring dept.

rts008 writes "eWEEK is reporting that NIST has published the biometric data specs on the new Federal ID cards for employees and contractors that will be issued in October. From the article: 'Specifically, the guidelines state that two fingerprints must be stored on the card as "minutia templates," mathematical representations of fingerprint images. [...] Guidelines require that all biometric data to be embedded in the CBEFF (Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework) structure. This ensures that all biometric data will be digitally signed and uniformly encapsulated. This format will apply not only to PIV cards, but also to any other biometric records kept by federal government agencies.'" The published standards [PDF] are also available from the NIST web site.

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Move to New Hampshire by takeya · 2006-02-05 08:32 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Move to New Hampshire, if this passes: http://generalcourt.org/bills/2006/HB1582

And if you're up for it, join the Free State Project.

I'm so glad I live here... and so glad that that bill is on the table, and has a lot of support.