Watchlist

A term sometimes referred to as open-set identification that describes one of the three tasks that biometric systems perform. Answers the questions: Is this person in the database? If so, who are they? The biometric system determines if the individual's biometric template matches a biometric template of someone on the watchlist, as illustrated below. The individual does not make an identity claim, and in some cases does not personally interact with the system whatsoever. See also closed-set identification, identification, open-set identification, verification.