NIST PIV and digital identity SP 800-76-1 → SP 800-76-2
Published 2013-07-11
Snapshot taken 2026-10-19 23:49 · sp-800-76 source
Snapshot taken 2026-10-19 23:49 · sp-800-76 source
+ 27 added: 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.5, 11, 11.1, 11.2…
− 15 removed: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.4.1…
~ 6 revised: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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All · 481 Introduction · 31 Principle (5.1) NC A Defines fingerprint minutiae · 110 Minimum accuracy specifications · 711 Conformance to this specification · 912 References · 12 Minutia Type (5.2) See Note 1 · 12 Terms, acronyms, and notation · 23 Fingerprint enrollment · 83 Version number MF MV 0x30323000 020\0 Second 19794-6 version - not the 2005 standard · 14 The record should include a single iris. This recommendation exists because one iris can easily satisfy 1:1 · 15 Images shall either be uncompressed or compressed using an implementation of the Wavelet Scalar Quantization · 25 Number of iris · 16 Certification flag MF MV 0x00 · 17 Number of eyes · 38 Facial image data shall be converted to the sRGB color space. As stated in Clause 7.4.3.3 of [FACESTD] this · 39 Common header for PIV biometric data · 4
Controls added, removed or revised 48
| Control | Title | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principle (5.1) NC A Defines fingerprint minutiae | Title |
| 1.1 | Authority | removed |
| 1.2 | Purpose and scope | removed |
| 1.3 | Audience, assumptions, and overview | removed |
| 10 | Minimum accuracy specifications | added |
| 10.1 | Scope | added |
| 10.2 | Approach | added |
| 10.3 | Operating threshold specification | added |
| 10.4 | Conformance to accuracy specifications | added |
| 10.4.1 | Use of multiple samples with fixed thresholds | added |
| 10.5 | Agency consideration of false rejection performance | added |
| 11 | Conformance to this specification | added |
| 11.1 | Conformance | added |
| 11.2 | Conformance to PIV registration fingerprint acquisition specifications | added |
| 11.3 | Conformance of PIV Card fingerprint template records | added |
| 11.4 | Conformance of PIV registration fingerprints retained by agencies | added |
| 11.5 | Conformance of PIV background check records | added |
| 11.6 | Conformance to PIV authentication fingerprint acquisition specifications | added |
| 11.7 | Conformance of PIV facial image records | added |
| 11.8 | Conformance of CBEFF wrappers | added |
| 12 | References | added |
| 2 | Minutia Type (5.2) See Note 1 | Control text, Title |
| 2.1 | Terms | removed |
| 2.2 | Acronyms | removed |
| 3 | Version number MF MV 0x30323000 020\0 Second 19794-6 version - not the 2005 standard | Control text, Title |
| 3.1 | Scope | removed |
| 3.2 | Fingerprint data retention | removed |
| 3.3 | Fingerprint image acquisition | removed |
| 3.4 | Fingerprint template specifications | removed |
| 3.4.1 | Source images | removed |
| 3.4.2 | Card Issuance | removed |
| 3.4.3 | Minutia record | removed |
| 3.5 | Fingerprint image format for images retained by agencies | removed |
| 4 | The record should include a single iris. This recommendation exists because one iris can easily satisfy 1:1 | Control text, Title |
| 5 | Number of iris | Control text, Title |
| 5.1 | Scope | removed |
| 5.2 | Acquisition and format | removed |
| 6 | Certification flag MF MV 0x00 | Control text, Title |
| 7 | Number of eyes | added |
| 7.1 | Scope | added |
| 7.2 | Acquisition and format | added |
| 8 | Facial image data shall be converted to the sRGB color space. As stated in Clause 7.4.3.3 of [FACESTD] this | added |
| 8.1 | Scope | added |
| 8.2 | Available specifications and standards | added |
| 9 | Common header for PIV biometric data | added |
| 9.1 | Scope | added |
| 9.2 | The CBEFF Header | added |
| 9.3 | The CBEFF Signature Block | added |
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