Biometric Devices
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Biometric devices capture individuals' biometric data (fingerprint, iris scan, photo) and send it to a registration client or authentication client (app). The functional architecture of the various entities involved is shown below.
| Purpose | Type | Subtype* | Certification | Specification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Registration | Fingerprint | Slap scanner | SBI 1.0 | |
Registration | Iris | Double eye scanner | SBI 1.0 | |
Registration | Face | Camera | SBI 1.0 | |
Authentication | Fingerprint | Single finger scanner | SBI 2.0 | |
Authentication | Iris | Single eye scanner | SBI 2.0 | |
Authentication | Face | Camera | SBI 2.0 |
* An adopter may choose to have different subtypes, however, the certification needs to be adhered to.
SBI compliance of a device may be tested using an MDS testing kit.
The following calculator may be used to estimate the number of devices required for a rollout.
Providers of biometric devices are Partners of MOSIP and need to be onboarded to a given deployment of MOSIP. Specifically,
