Biometrics terms starting with E

7 terms

1. Eavesdropping Surreptitiously obtaining data from an unknowing end user who is performing a legitimate function.
2. EFTS (Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification) A document that specifies requirements to which agencies must adhere to communicate electronically with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Integrated…
3. Encryption A procedure that renders the contents of a message or file unintelligible to anyone not authorized to read it.
4. End User A person who uses SmarterMail to send and receive mail, or to manage a domain consisting of other end user email accounts.
5. Enrollment The process of collecting a biometric sample from an end user, converting it into a biometric reference, and storing it in the biometric system's database…
6. Equal Error Rate (EER) A statistic used to show biometric performance, typically when operating in the verification task.
7. Extraction The process of converting a captured biometric sample into biometric data so that it can be compared to a reference.