ISO/IEC WD 7816-11

Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 11: Personal verification through biometric methods

General information

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ISO/IEC

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 Cards and security devices for personal identification

International Standard

Scope

This document specifies security-related interindustry commands that are intended to be used for personal verification through biometric methods in integrated circuit cards. It also defines the data structure and data access methods for use of the card as a carrier of the biometric reference and/or as the device to perform the verification of the cardholder's biometric probe (on-card biometric comparison). Identification of persons using biometric methods is outside the scope of this document.

Life cycle

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ISO/IEC 7816-11:2022

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ISO/IEC WD 7816-11
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Apr 22, 2026