ISO/IEC CD 29794-1

Information technology — Biometric sample quality — Part 1: Framework ISO/IEC CD 29794-1

General information

30.20   CD study/ballot initiated   Aug 1, 2026

ISO/IEC

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 Biometrics

International Standard

Scope

This document establishes the following items for any or all biometric sample types as necessary:
—     terms and definitions that are useful in the specification and use of quality measures;
—     purpose and interpretation of biometric quality scores;
—     motivation for developing biometric sample datasets for the purpose of quality score normalization;
—     format for exchange of quality assessment algorithm results;
—     methods for aggregation of quality scores;
—     methods for evaluating the efficiency of quality assessment algorithms.
The following are outside the scope of this document:
—     specification of minimum requirements for sample, module, or system quality scores;
—     standardization of quality assessment algorithms;
—     assessment of utility of biometric samples or references for human examiners.

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

PUBLISHED
ISO/IEC 29794-1:2024

NOW

IN_DEVELOPMENT
ISO/IEC CD 29794-1
30.20 CD study/ballot initiated
Aug 1, 2026




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