CBP CBP Biometric Standards and Specifications 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The ANSI/NIST ITL 1-2011 standard (and its updates) defines data formats for which application?
- E-passport biometric data
- Fingerprint, facial, and other biometric data interchange for criminal justice (Correct answer)
- Healthcare biometric authentication
- Border control facial recognition
Correct answer: Fingerprint, facial, and other biometric data interchange for criminal justice
ANSI/NIST ITL 1-2011 defines data format standards for the interchange of fingerprint, facial, and other biometric data primarily for criminal justice applications.
Question 2: What does the term 'BIR' stand for in the context of CBEFF (ISO/IEC 19785)?
- Biometric Identity Record
- Biometric Information Record (Correct answer)
- Biometric Interchange Reference
- Biometric Index Register
Correct answer: Biometric Information Record
BIR stands for Biometric Information Record, the data structure defined by CBEFF that contains biometric data along with associated metadata.
Question 3: Which ICAO document governs biometric data specifications for machine-readable travel documents (MRTDs) such as e-passports?
- ICAO Doc 9303 (Correct answer)
- ICAO Doc 9684
- ISO/IEC 14443
- FIPS 201
Correct answer: ICAO Doc 9303
ICAO Doc 9303 governs machine-readable travel documents, including the biometric data (facial image, fingerprints, iris) stored on e-passport chips.
Question 4: ISO/IEC 29794 defines standards for what aspect of biometrics?
- Biometric sample quality (Correct answer)
- Biometric system security
- Template protection schemes
- Biometric fusion algorithms
Correct answer: Biometric sample quality
ISO/IEC 29794 is the series that defines biometric sample quality metrics and measures for various modalities including fingerprint and face.
Question 5: In US federal biometric standards, which document specifies the image quality specifications for fingerprint images on PIV cards?
- FIPS 140-3
- NIST SP 800-76-2 (Correct answer)
- FIPS 201-3
- NIST SP 800-63B
Correct answer: NIST SP 800-76-2
NIST SP 800-76-2 provides the biometric specifications for PIV, including fingerprint image quality requirements and encoding specifications.
Question 6: What encoding format is mandated by ICAO for the primary biometric (facial image) stored in e-passports?
- JPEG2000 or JPEG (Correct answer)
- PNG with lossless compression
- BMP uncompressed
- TIFF with LZW compression
Correct answer: JPEG2000 or JPEG
ICAO mandates JPEG or JPEG2000 encoding for facial images stored on e-passport chips, with JPEG2000 preferred for better compression.
CBP CBP Biometric Standards and Specifications 2
The ANSI/NIST ITL 1-2011 standard (and its updates) defines data formats for which application?