Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) III

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About

Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) III is a fingerprint technology evaluation exploring the performance and accuracy of proprietary fingerprint templates as used in one-to-one matching. Proprietary templates are a type of file that stores the features of a fingerprint in a way that can only understood by the file's creator. This is contrast to a standardized fingerprint template, which can be understood by any standards-compliant technology, as evaluated by NIST's MINEX Program. Proprietary templates can also be used in one-to-many search, as evaluated in NIST's FpVTE Program.

Participate

1. Fill out the request for the dataset agreement to receive the validation dataset.
2. Wrap your algorithm in the PFT III application programming interface (API), and build it as a shared library.
3. Follow the instructions in validation to ensure the output of your algorithm meets NIST's testing requirements.
4. Sign, date, and scan the evaluation agreement. Physically mail the signed agreement to NIST.
5. Upload the signed and encrypted output of validation, your public encryption key, and your signed evaluation agreement via the NIST PFT submission form.

History

PFT III is the active, ongoing technology evaluation from NIST in support of one-to-one proprietary template matching. Previously, NIST conducted other one-to-one proprietary fingerprint template evaluations:

• PFT II Evaluation (2010–2019)
  • PFT II Results
  • NISTIR 7821: PFT II Report – Plain and Rolled Fingerprint Matching with Proprietary Templates
  • NISTIR 7740: Comparison of Confidence Intervals for Large Operational Biometric Data by Parametric and Non-parametric Methods
• Original PFT Evaluation (2003–2010)
  • PFT Results
  • NISTIR 7221: Studies of One-to-One Fingerprint Matching with Vendor SDK Matchers
  • NISTIR 7249: Two Finger Matching With Vendor SDK Matchers