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In April 2017, NIST released BioCTS AN MRT, which supports configurable XML files to define requirements and parsing rules.
Supporting ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 (AN-2011) and ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update: 2013 (AN-2013) Traditional and NIEM XML Encoding
September 2016
BioCTS for ANSI/NIST-ITL supports Conformance Test Suites (CTSs) for AN-2011 and AN-2013; testing both Traditional Encoding, and NIEM-XML Encoding.
The Traditional CTSs support testing for the following record types:
Type 1, Transaction Information Record
Type 2, User-defined descriptive text
Type 4, High-resolution grayscale fingerprint image
Type 7, User-defined image
Type 8, Signature image
Type 9, Minutiae data
Type 10, Facial and SMT image (AN-2013 Name: Photographic body part imagery (including face and SMT))
Type 11, Forensic and investigatory voice data (AN-2013 only)
Type 12, Forensic dental and oral data (AN-2013 only)
Type 13, Variable-resolution latent image
Type 14, Variable-resolution fingerprint image
Type 15, Palm print image
Type 16, User-defined variable-resolution testing image
Type 17, Iris image
Type 18, DNA data
Type 19, Variable-resolution plantar image
Type 20, Source representation
Type 21, Associated context
Type 22, Non-photographic imagery (AN-2013 only)
Type 98, Information assurance
Type 99, CBEFF biometric data record
The NIEM-XML CTSs support testing for the following selected record types:
Type 1, Transaction Information Record
Type 4, High-resolution grayscale fingerprint image
Type 10, Photographic body part imagery (including face and SMT)
Type 12, Forensic dental and oral data (AN-2013 only)
Type 13, Variable-resolution latent image (AN-2011 only)
Type 14, Variable-resolution fingerprint image (AN-2011 only)
Type 15, Palm print image (AN-2011 only)
Type 17, Iris image (AN-2011 only)
Type 22, Non-photographic imagery (AN-2013 only)
Development of additional Record Types for the NIEM-XML CTSs is ongoing.
Software Downloads
BioCTS for ANSI/NIST-ITL contains everything required to test implementations of AN-2011 and AN-2013. Read the instructions contained in the associated documentation.
Current Versions:
To see what has changed since the initial release, please review the Changelog.
BioCTS for ANSI/NIST-ITL NIEM XML Modified Schema - September 20, 2016- To read the rationale behind, and a summary of the modifications, please refer to the BioCTS for ANSI/NIST-ITL v2 User Guide, September 2016, below.