Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : LITD 17
Document Number : LITD 17 ( 28863)
Document Title [English] : Information security cybersecurity and privacy protection General principles requirements and guidance for security evaluation of biometric systems First Revision
Document Title [Hindi] : सूचना सुरक्षा, साइबर सुरक्षा और गोपनीयता संरक्षण - बायोमेट्रिक प्रणालियों के सुरक्षा मूल्यांकन के लिए सामान्य सिद्धांत, आवश्यकताएं और मार्गदर्शन (पहला पुनरीक्षण)
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : ICS: 35.030
Date of Project Approval : 08-08-2025
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS/ISO/IEC 19792 : 2009
Standards to be Superseded :


Classification Details
Group : Software and systems
Sub Group : IT software and systems
Sub Sub Group : Information Systems Security
Aspects : Others
Risk : None
Certification : None
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Sustainable development Goals :
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under single numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO/IEC 19792 :2025
Organization Type: ISO/IEC

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This document defines various areas that are important to consider during a security evaluation of a biometric system. These areas are represented by the following clauses: — Clause 5 explains the outline of security evaluation of biometric systems; — Clause 6 overviews the threats and vulnerabilities to biometric systems that should be considered for the evaluation; — Clause 7 describes the evaluation of biometric specific vulnerabilities related to recognition performance; — Clause 8 deals with the evaluation of biometric specific vulnerabilities related to presentation attack detection; — Clause 9 overviews the evaluation of privacy. This document is relevant to both evaluator and developer communities. It shows how a security evaluation of a biometric system is performed. It serves to inform developers of the requirements for biometric security evaluations to help them prepare for security evaluations.

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