NIST Image Group's
Fingerprint Research

NIST Internal Reports and Publications

A complete listing of NIST IRs and publications written by the Image Group.

Fingerprint Test Data on CD-ROM

A listing of NIST Special Databases useful for evaluating fingerprint classification and matching systems.

NIST Biometric Image Software (NBIS)

This replaces the NIST Fingerprint Image Software Version 2 (NFIS2)

NIST Patriot Act Work

• Fingerprint Vendor Technology Evaluation (FpVTE) 2003
  

  Results: (NISTIR 7123)

  • Summary of Results [2.6 Mb]
  • Analysis Report [4.3 Mb]
  • Appendix A [1.1 Mb] - Announcement and Website Documents
  • Appendix B [8.7 Mb] - System Description Documents
  • Appendix C [8.6 Mb] - System Specific Results
  • Appendix D [3.1 Mb] - Details of Results
  • Appendix E [0.4 Mb] - Test Design and Analysis Issues
  • Appendix F [0.8 Mb] - Participant Responses

• NIST Fingerprint Image Quality
  
  • NISTIR 7151[2,451K] - NIST Fingerprint Image Quality
  • Appendix A[62K] - ROC's and Data set quality distributions.
    Appendix A results for each SDK are in separate files. Each file is about 1-1.4MB in size.
    
    A B C D E F G H I J K L N VTB
    Appendix A results for the DATASETS[104K]
  • Appendix B[418K] - Trellis plots of feature vector components and performance.

• Proprietary Fingerprint Template (PFT) Testing Results as of April 2005.
  
  • Table Associating Vendor Names with SDK Letters
  • NISTIR 7221[62K] -Studies of One-to-One Fingerprint Matching with Vendor SDK Matchers,
  • Appendix A[53K] - Datasets ranked for each SDK,
  • Appendix B[240K] - SDKs ranked for each dataset,
  • Appendix C[5,213K] - ROC plots for each SDK,
  • Appendix D[3,795K] - ROC plots for each dataset,
  • Appendix E[94K] - ROC datapoints for each SDK,
  • Appendix F[67K] - ROC datapoints for each dataset.

• Matching Performance for the US-VISIT IDENT System Using Flat Fingerprints, May 2004. NISTIR 7110[795K].

• Studies of Plain-to-Rolled Fingerprint Matching Using the NIST Algorithmic Test Bed (ATB), April 2004 - NISTIR 7112[635K].

• International Meeting of Biometric Experts, March 23-25, 2004.

  "International Data Sharing Issues," R.M. McCabe, PPT Format[237K]
  "Large Scale USA Patriot Act Biometric Testing," C.L. Wilson, PPT Format[1,476K]
  "Collecting Multimodal Biometric Data," R.J. Michaels, PPT Format[1,267K]
  "Fce Recognition Grand Challenge," P.J. Phillips, PPT Format[610K]
  

• This presentation is an overview of biometrics work for the PATRIOT ACT (September 23, 2003) - PPT Format[1,907K].

• Report on studies of fingerprint matching using the NIST verification test bed (VTB) - NISTIR 7020[5,076K].
  

• As a result of the Patriot Act, Congress has tasked NIST with a statutory mandate to develop and certify a highly accurate technology standard that shall include  biometric identifiers. The first presentation is an interim summary report of the progress made through August, 2002 PDF Format[626K] and the second report is an updated version from November, 2002 PDF Format[436K].

• Summary of NIST Standards for Biometric Accuracy, Tamper Resistance, and Interoperability, November 13 2002.
  

  This is Appendix A from "Use of Technology Standards and Interoperable Databases With Machine-Readable, Tamper-Resistant Travel Documents," which is a joint report to Congress from Department of Justice, Department of State, and National Institute of Standards and Technology.
  

  This report was the latest data available on November 13, 2002 when the report was prepared. Since that time, NIST has determined that the fingerprint system used was not as accurate as current state-of-the-art fingerprint systems and is approximately equivalent to commercial fingerprint systems available in 1998. NIST Appendix A[408K]
  

WSQ Encoder/Decoder Certification Guidelines

The Wavelet Scalar Quantization (WSQ) Gray-scale Fingerprint Image Compression Algorithm is the standard for the exchange of fingerprint images. This document describes the procedure to be followed for obtaining FBI compliance certification of WSQ implementations.

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 Fingerprint Standard Revision

ANSI/NIST Fingerprint Standard Update Workshop, April 26-28, 2005.

On July 27, 2000, the Board of Standards Review of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial, & Scar Mark & Tattoo (SMT) Information as an American National Standard. This is revision, redesignation, and consolidation of ANSI/NIST-CSL 1-1993 and ANSI/NIST-ITL 1a-1997.

This standard specifies a common format to be used to exchange fingerprint, facial, scar, mark, and tattoo identification data effectively across jurisdictional lines or between dissimilar systems made by different manufacturers.

NIST has published the document as NIST Special Publication SP 500-245. It is available online in a PDF format as NIST SP 500-245. A hardcopy version of the document may be obtained by sending a request to mccabe@nist.gov that includes your name and ground mailing address.

The revision began with a Fingerprint Data Interchange Workshop that was held in September 1998. Several presentations were delivered during this workshop and a summary report was written.

This revision was performed in accordance with the ANSI procedures for the development of standards using the Canvass Method.

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