Biometrics terms starting with C

11 terms

  1. Capture The method of taking a biometric sample from an end user. Source: FIPS 201
  2. CBEFF (Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework) A standard that provides the ability for a system to identify, and interface with, multiple biometric systems, and to exchange data between system…
  3. Challenge Response A method used to confirm the presence of a person by eliciting direct responses from the individual. Responses can be either voluntary or involuntary.
  4. Claim of identity A statement that a person is or is not the source of a reference in a database.
  5. Closed-set Identification A biometric task where an unidentified individual is known to be in the database and the system attempts to determine his/her identity.
  6. Comparison The process of comparing a biometric with a previously stored reference template or templates.
  7. Cooperative User An individual that willingly provides his/her biometric to the biometric system for capture.
  8. Core Point The "center(s)" of a fingerprint. In a whorl pattern, the core point is found in the middle of the spiral/circles.
  9. Covert An instance in which biometric samples are being collected at a location that is not known to bystanders.
  10. Crossover Error Rate (CER) See equal error rate (EER).
  11. Cumulative Match Characteristic (CMC) A method of showing measured accuracy performance of a biometric system operating in the closed-set identification task.