Glossary
- Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS)
System for large-scale biometric matching and identification using algorithms an...
- Biometric Matching
Comparing a biometric sample against stored templates to verify or identify an i...
- Biometric Spoofing
Attempt to deceive a biometric system by presenting artificial traits like masks...
- Biometric Template
Digital representation of biometric features extracted from a sample for matchin...
- Consent
Voluntary agreement by a person for their personal data to be used for specific ...
- Deep Learning
Subset of machine learning using neural networks with multiple layers to model c...
- eIDAS
EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for secure electro...
- FIDO Alliance
Industry consortium promoting standards for strong authentication like U2F and F...
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
EU regulation enforcing data protection and privacy for individuals within the E...
- Identity Proofing
Process of verifying that a person is who they claim to be, often using ID docum...
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Authentication method requiring two or more verification factors, such as someth...
- NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT)
A series of evaluations by NIST to benchmark face recognition algorithms under c...
- Presentation Attack Detection (PAD)
PAD refers to techniques used to detect artefacts (masks, photos, deepfakes) int...
- Privacy
The right of individuals to control the collection, use, and disclosure of their...
- Universal 2nd Factor (U2F)
Open authentication standard that adds a second factor using hardware tokens for...