Test Procedures for Verifying
Image Quality Requirements for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Single
Finger Capture Devices
In response to the August 2004 issuance of Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-12
(HSPD-12), "Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal
Employees and
Contractors", the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) developed
Federal Information Processing Standard-201 (FIPS-201), "Personal
Identity Verification
(PIV) for Federal Employees and Contractors", issued in February
2005, whose goal is to
improve the identification and authentication of Federal employees and
contractors for
access to Federal facilities and information systems.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) then designated the General
Services
Administration (GSA) as Executive Agent for government acquisitions
for
implementation of HSPD-12 and FIPS-201, and directed that all PIV component
products
purchased by Federal agencies must be compliant with the relevant federal
policy,
standards, and technical specifications.
In support of HSPD-12 and FIPS-201, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)
developed a PIV Image Quality Specification, issued in July 2006. This
FBI
specification defines the quantitative image quality requirements for
a single fingerprint
capture device suitable for application in the PIV program. A single
fingerprint capture
device product must comply with the FBI's PIV specification (and
complete other
specified steps), in order for it to be placed on the FIPS-201 Approved
List, at which time
it is acceptable for purchase by Federal agencies.
This document defines and describes the test procedures used to verify compliance of
single fingerprint capture devices with the FBI’s PIV Image Quality Specification.
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