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Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 NIST Special Publication 500-290 Edition 3

Published

Author(s)

Kevin C. Mangold

Abstract

This is the 2015 Update to the ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 500-290e3
Report Number
500-290e3

Keywords

biometrics, face, fingerprint, palm print, plantar, DNA, standard, ANSI/NIST-ITL, extended feature set, EFS, forensics, face, iris, scar, mark, tattoo, latent print, information assurance, CBEFF

Citation

Mangold, K. (2016), Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 NIST Special Publication 500-290 Edition 3, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.500-290e3, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=921456 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created August 21, 2016, Updated February 29, 2024
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