Glossary

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Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS)
System for large-scale biometric matching and identification using algorithms an...

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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...

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Consent
Voluntary agreement by a person for their personal data to be used for specific ...

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Deep Learning
Subset of machine learning using neural networks with multiple layers to model c...

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eIDAS
EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for secure electro...

F

FIDO Alliance
Industry consortium promoting standards for strong authentication like U2F and F...

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
EU regulation enforcing data protection and privacy for individuals within the E...

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Identity Proofing
Process of verifying that a person is who they claim to be, often using ID docum...

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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Authentication method requiring two or more verification factors, such as someth...

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NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT)
A series of evaluations by NIST to benchmark face recognition algorithms under c...

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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...

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Universal 2nd Factor (U2F)
Open authentication standard that adds a second factor using hardware tokens for...