Robert Mueller

• Advance Biometric System-on-Card standard series ISO/IEC 17839

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

• Progress Extensible Minuitiae Standard ISO/IEC 39794-2

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Standardised biometric data formats enable interoperability and exchanging system components like biometric capture devices, algorithms, storage systems. This is of relevance for SMEs who typically provide only a single component rather than an entire solution like industry leading large corporations – which sometimes may rely on proprietary data formats.

Biometric user authentication is present in many applications, including not only smartphone usage but also banking, national ID, healthcare and border management. Citizens in Europe and beyond benefit from the use of open standards in civil and governmental applications allowing transparency, privacy and guaranteed level of service.

• Advance Biometric System-on-Card standard series ISO/IEC 17839

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

• Develop Amendment to extensible minutiae standard ISO/IEC 39794-2

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

SMEs who typically provide only a single component rather than an entire solution like industry leading large corporations – which sometimes may rely on proprietary data formats.

Standardised biometric data formats enable interoperability and exchanging system components like biometric capture devices, algorithms, storage systems

• Advance Biometric System-onCard standard series

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

The interoperability achieved with this standard helps particularly SMEs who typically provide only a single component to a BSoC while larger corporations could provide an entire solution which may be proprietary.

The standard promotes Biometric System-on-Card architecture, characteristics and interfaces. It is a technology that improves security and privacy for citizens in Europe and beyond, because personal data remains on a personal card.

• Advance ISO/IEC 17839 Biometric System-on-Card standard series

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

The standard promotes Biometric System-on-Card architecture, characteristics and interfaces. It is a technology that improves security and privacy for citizens in Europe and beyond, because personal data remains on a personal card. The interoperability achieved with this standard helps particularly SMEs who typically provide only a single component to a BSoC while larger corporations could provide an entire solution which may be proprietary.

Technology for Biometric System-on-Card (BSoC) has advanced significantly since the first publication of the ISO/IEC 17839 series from 2014-2016. This made an amendment of part 2 necessary in 2021 and a revision started 2022/2023. The major gaps are that the currently published standards partially refer to outdated technology and do not cover many recent industry developments in the field of BSoC. This includes enrolment methodologies, sensor and card manufacturing, but also processes and usage of biometric cards. The priority is to consider all inputs from national bodies, come to a consensus and progress the standard series according to the ISO business plan. Challenges are divers inputs from industry delegates targeting different solutions. It is important to include all contributions from national bodies while keeping the timeline mandated by the ISO business plan.