HID Fingerprint Technology Earns Perfect Score in Fake-Finger Certification Tests
HID Global’s patented Lumidigm multispectral imaging solution is certified to the ISO/IEC 30107-3 Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) standard, which focuses on anti-spoofing and liveness detection to determine whether fingerprint data captured from the sensor is from a real, living person or from a plastic fake or other artificial copy. Since the specification’s release more than a year ago, only the Lumidigm V-Series solution (pictured) has received a perfect certification score in a Level 1 test, which was administered by iBeta Quality Assurance and certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
The independent test result is based on the global ISO/IEC 30107-3 standard, which established procedures for testing and reporting a device’s level of susceptibility to fake fingerprints, also called spoofing attacks. During these tests, the fake fingerprint is presented to a biometric capture device by an imposter to gain unauthorized access, steal an identity for fraudulent use or evade a watch list. Receiving a perfect score during Level 1 certification testing means the Lumidigm technology detected 100 percent of spoof attempts while correctly authenticating legitimate users.
“Liveness detection is a critical component of a trusted fingerprint biometric security architecture that also includes capture and template-matching capabilities,” said Michael Thieme, Novetta vice president of special projects and editor of ISO/IEC 30107-3. "Organizations deploying biometric systems should consider independently validated PAD solutions to help ensure the biometric products they deploy defend against these types of attacks."