This standard
(revision of ANSI INCITS 398-2005) specifies a common set of data
elements
necessary to support multiple biometric technologies and to promote
interoperability of biometric-based application programs and systems by
allowing
for biometric data exchange. These
common data elements can be placed in a single file, record, or data
object
used to exchange biometric information between different system
components and
applications. This
standard specifies the biometric data elements. These elements are
assembled into data structures that are defined by CBEFF patron format
specifications
or standards. Each CBEFF-compliant patron format specification defines
which
CBEFF data elements are present in its format and how the data elements
are
extracted and processed (details such as the data encoding scheme are
the
responsibility of the CBEFF patrons). The biometric data transported in
a CBEFF
structure can represent processed or unprocessed (raw) data.
This standard itself specifies
two Patron Formats (Patron Format A and B, see Annexes A and B).
Annexes C
through F document patron formats that have been specified external to
this
standard, as follows:
CBEFF
does not
specify the content or format of the actual biometric data contained
within a
CBEFF biometric data record.
Protection
of
the privacy of individuals from inappropriate dissemination and use of
biometric
data is not in the Scope of this standard.