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Guidelines on Evaluation of Techniques for Automated Personal Identification

NCJ Number
86950
Date Published
1977
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This publication provides a guideline to be used by Federal organizations in the selection and evaluation of techniques for automatically verifying the identity of individuals seeking access to computer systems and networks via terminals, where controlled accessibility is required for security purposes.
Abstract
The guideline describes various techniques for verifying identify and provides a set of criteria for the evaluation of automated identification systems embodying these techniques. Charts and tables are given. (Author abstract modified)