DIN CEN/TS 16634:2014-06

DIN CEN/TS 16634:2014" Personal identification - Recommendations for using biometrics in European Automated Border Control" primarily focuses on biometric aspects of Automated Border Control (ABC) systems. The best practice recommendations given in this Technical Specification will help make border control authorities' processes more efficient, speeding up border clearance, and delivering an improved experience to travellers. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 37 has published a series of standards dealing with biometric data coding, interfaces, performance tests as well as compliance tests. In order to promote global interoperability it is essential that all these standards are applied in European deployments. However, these standards do not consider national or regional characteristics; in particular, they do not consider European Union privacy and data protection regulation. This Technical Specification amends the ISO/IEC standards with respect to special European conditions and constraints. The Technical Specification systematically discusses key issues to be considered when planning and deploying biometric systems for Automated Border Control. It gives best practice recommendations for those types of systems that are or will be in use in Europe. At the same time, CEN/TS 16634 deals with ergonomic aspects of personal identification that have an impact on the acquisition of biometric data. DIN CEN/TS 16634 has been prepared by Working Group "Biometrics" of the Technical Committee CEN/TC 224 "Personal identification, electronic signature and cards and their related systems and operations", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR (France). The responsible committee at DIN is Working Committee "Biometrie" ("Biometrics") of the Standards Committee Information Technology and selected IT Applications (NIA).