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PUBLICATIONS

Fingerprint Scanner Affordances

Published

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Brian Stanton, Mary Theofanos, Dana E. Chisnell, Hannah Wald
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7944
Report Number
7944
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7944
Local Download

Keywords

biometrics, usability, human factors, homeland security
Law enforcement, Forensic Science and Biometrics

Citation

Steves, M. , Stanton, B. , Theofanos, M. , Chisnell, D. and Wald, H. (2013), Fingerprint Scanner Affordances, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7944, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=913260 (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created September 29, 2013, Updated November 10, 2018
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