The Fido Alliance has announced its Biometric Component Certification Program, the first such program for the larger payments industry, according to a press release
The program uses accredited independent labs to certify that biometric subcomponents meet global performance standards for biometric recognition and Presentation Attack Detection, and that they are fit for commercial use in various use cases.
The alliance said that while biometric user verification has become a popular way to replace passwords and PINs, the payments industry has lacked industry-defined programs to validate performance claims. This has led to concerns over variances in the accuracy and reliability of these products, the release said.
«With biometrics being a popular option for mobile and web applications implementing Fido authentication, there is a growing need for those service providers to appropriately assess the risk of fraud from lost or stolen devices,» Fido Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell said in the press release. «While border control and law enforcement markets have mature assessment programs for their biometric systems, we were surprised that no such program existed for this rapidly growing consumer market.»
Source: ATM Marketplace