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PUBLICATIONS

NFIQ Compliance Test

Published

Author(s)

Elham Tabassi

Abstract

In August 2004 NIST published a novel measure of fingerprint image quality, which can be used to estimate fingerprint match performance. The definition and methodology of NIST Fingerprint Image Quality (NFIQ) is documented in [1] and its implementation is publicly available; but subject to US export control laws; as part of NIST Fingerprint Image Software 2 (NFIS2) distribution [2]. This document provides a conformance test of an installation of NFIQ from NFIS2 to NFIQ that was developed, tested and published by NIST in August 2004.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7300
Report Number
7300
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

NFIQ, fingerprint
Biometrics

Citation

Tabassi, E. (2005), NFIQ Compliance Test, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=150598 (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created February 14, 2005, Updated February 19, 2017
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