CEN/TS 18139:2025

Personal identification - European guide for biometric recognition applications based on ID documents (ERG) CEN/TS 18139:2025

Publication date:   Jun 16, 2025

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60.60   Standard published   Apr 30, 2025

CEN

CEN/TC 224 Personal identification and related personal devices with secure element, systems, operations and privacy in a multi sectorial environment

Technical Specification

35.240.15   Identification cards. Chip cards. Biometrics

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Scope

This document defines requirements and provides guidance on:
• capturing of facial images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases;
• capturing of fingerprint images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases;
• data quality maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification applications;
• data authenticity maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification ap-plications.
This document addresses the following aspects which are specific for biometric data capturing:
• biometric data quality and interoperability assurance;
• data authenticity assurance;
• morphing and other presentation attacks and biometric data injection attacks;
• accessibility and usability;
• recognition algorithms and their evaluation;
• privacy and data protection;
• optimal process design.
The following aspects are out of scope:
• other aspects of IT security;
• data capturing for ID document enrolment purposes, e.g. passport or ID card enrolment.

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CEN/TS 18139:2025
60.60 Standard published
Apr 30, 2025




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