National Biometric Security Project

1. National Biometric Security Project Testing and Deployment Assistance for Homeland Security and Private Sector Infrastructure Applications NDIA Homeland Security Symposium Arlington, Virginia May 27, 2004

2. National Biometric Security Project • Nonprofit created by industry/academic coalition • Mission supports a national objective • Committed to effective use of biometric technology • No obligations to any interest group • Congressional support and funding

3. National Biometric Security Project Mission Assist government and private sector organizations deter terrorist attacks on the civil infrastructure by enhancing effective, automated human identification through the application of proven biometric technologies.

4. Civil Infrastructure Threat …. Spans Both Public & Private Sectors • Transportation • Financial • Energy • Communications • Social and Support Structure

5. Biometric Industry….Evolution • Long evolutionary path • Highly fragmented, competitive • Focused on technology innovation and expansion • Morphing into an enabling technology critical to success of security systems • Leads to a growing requirement for system integration expertise

6. Biometrics Constraints PRODUCT CERTIFICATION INTEGRATION COMPLEXITY OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE DATA CREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY DATA BASE LABORATORY VS REAL WORLD LACK OF CREATIVE MARKETING UNEVEN TECH LAND- SCAPE LEGAL& SOCIAL ISSUES SCALABILITY

7. NBSP Industry Initiatives • Definition of requirements  new standards • Applied Research & Development • Testing • Technology and product performance assessments • Privacy and civil liberty impact analyses • Education and training program support • Publications and guides for biometric applications

8. Standards • Removing barriers • Rapid technology revolution • Volunteer or ad-hoc nature of much standards work • Increasing complexity [i.e.: interoperability] • Improving pace and quality of standardization • Supporting existing effort with resources • Personnel • Financial • Applied research

9. Overview of Biometric Testing • Proprietary by necessity • Application specific • Limited standards …. no basis for certification • Disagreement on evaluation metrics • Protocol, documentation, and reporting issues • Inadequate support for independent testing programs

10. NBSP Test Program Components A. Independent validation of technology/product vendors’ claims B. Test and evaluation against approved or emerging standards; form basis for certification C. Performance testing (and reporting) using “metrics of merit” such as FMR, FNMR, etc

11. NBSP Client Services • Operational requirements surveys • Vulnerability assessments • Application impact studies • Frame commercial/operational issues • Minimize impact on ability to function efficiently • Defined scenarios for policy planning • Test field operations concepts • Pre-implementation planning • Systems design parameters and reviews • Gap analyses, architecture evaluations

12. NBSP Client Services • Statements of work and source selection • Requirements – not technology – focused • Technology performance analyses • Field testing for real-world performance • Research program definition • Scientific approach to data acquisition • Training and evaluation • End-user programs to ensure effective transition

13. NBSP Operations • NSA “Biometrics & National Security” Program • Core mission functions • US-VISIT Program Office • Chip-enabled passport testing • NIST and DHS/TSA • Multi-biometric collection program • TSA CitizenAccess Project • Heathrow-Washington Dulles biometric-enabled kiosks trial • Executive Office of the President • Enhanced Traveler Security Program, Office of Science and Technology Policy

14. Contact Information Richard E. Norton Executive Vice President 202 347-9788 505 995 1948 renorton@nationalbiometric.org www.nationalbiometric.org