| Author(s): |
Fernando L. Podio; Dylan J. Yaga; Christofer J. McGinnis; |
| Title: |
Conformance Testing Methodology for ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011, Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information (Release 1.0) |
| Published: |
September 05, 2012 |
| Abstract: |
Conformance testing measures whether an implementation faithfully implements the technical requirements defined in a standard. Conformance testing provides developers, users, and purchasers with increased levels of confidence in product quality and increases the probability of successful interoperability. The Information Technology Laboratory of NIST (NIST/ITL) sponsored the development of a conformance testing methodology for ANSI/NIST-ITL 2011, “Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information” (AN-2011) under the NIST/ITL Conformance Testing Methodology Working Group. This testing methodology supports the development of conformance test tools designed to test implementations of AN-2011 transactions and promotes biometrics conformity assessment efforts. The first release includes comprehensive tables of AN-2011 requirements and test assertions for a set of supported AN-2011 Record Types. The tables of requirements and assertions indicate which assertions apply to the traditional encoding format, the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)-compliant encoding format, or both encoding formats. The testing methodology makes use of specific test assertion syntax to clearly define the assertions associated with each requirement. |
| Citation: |
NIST SP - 500-295 |
| Pages: |
204 pp. |
| Keywords: |
ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011; biometrics, conformance testing; data interchange; encoding, NIEM-compliant; encoding, traditional; test assertions; test methodology |
| Research Areas: |
Biometrics, Conformity Assessment |
| DOI: |
10.6028/NIST.SP.500-295 |
