ISO IEC 24709-3-2011 PDF

Full title and description

Information technology — Conformance testing for the biometric application programming interface (BioAPI) — Part 3: Test assertions for BioAPI frameworks. This part of ISO/IEC 24709 defines test assertions (written in the assertion language of ISO/IEC 24709‑1) to enable laboratories and test-suite implementers to verify conformance of BioAPI Frameworks to ISO/IEC 19784‑1 (BioAPI).

Abstract

ISO/IEC 24709‑3:2011 specifies a set of test assertions that exercise one or more features of a BioAPI Framework implementation. The assertions are expressed using the assertion language described in ISO/IEC 24709‑1 and are intended to support conformance testing against the BioAPI 2.0 specification (ISO/IEC 19784‑1). The assertions are not claimed to be exhaustive; conformance claims are limited to the aspects covered by the provided assertions.

General information

• Status: Published (International Standard, confirmed).
• Publication date: January 2011 (edition 1, 2011‑01).
• Publisher: ISO and IEC (joint publication; prepared by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 — Biometrics).
• ICS / categories: 35.240.15 (Biometrics).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2011).
• Number of pages: 200 pages.

Details above are drawn from the ISO bibliographic record and the published standard summary.

Scope

This part of ISO/IEC 24709 defines the test assertions required for conformance testing of BioAPI Framework implementations that claim conformance to ISO/IEC 19784‑1 (BioAPI 2.0). It provides the assertions (in the assertion language from 24709‑1) that a test laboratory or conformance test suite should execute to determine conformance of a framework; it does not claim to cover every possible behavior of every implementation.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of test assertions for BioAPI Frameworks, expressed in the assertion language of ISO/IEC 24709‑1.
• Mapping of assertions to features and conformance classes of ISO/IEC 19784‑1 (BioAPI).
• Specification of test cases that exercise enrollment, verification, identification and framework‑level behaviors where applicable.
• Guidance that conformance claims are limited to the aspects covered by the provided test assertions (assertions are not exhaustive).
• Intended use within formal conformance test suites and by accredited testing laboratories.

Typical use and users

Primary users are certification bodies, accredited test laboratories, vendors and implementers of BioAPI Frameworks, integrators who need to verify framework conformance, and standards professionals developing or validating test suites. The document is used to build or run conformance test suites that demonstrate compliance with the BioAPI specification.

Related standards

ISO/IEC 24709 is a multi‑part conformance testing series: Part 1 (Methods and procedures) and Part 2 (Test assertions for biometric service providers) are the primary companion documents; Part 4 (test assertions for BioAPI applications) was indicated as under preparation when Part 3 was published. The BioAPI specification itself is ISO/IEC 19784‑1 (BioAPI). Other SC 37 biometrics standards (for example, data interchange and presentation‑attack detection standards) are commonly used alongside the BioAPI/testing series.

Keywords

BioAPI, conformance testing, test assertions, biometric framework, ISO/IEC 24709, ISO/IEC 19784, test suite, certification, assertion language, SC 37.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/IEC 24709‑3:2011 is Part 3 of the conformance testing series for the Biometric API (BioAPI); it contains test assertions targeted at BioAPI Framework implementations to verify conformance to ISO/IEC 19784‑1 (BioAPI).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers specific test assertions (expressed using the assertion language from ISO/IEC 24709‑1) that exercise framework‑level features and behaviors. The assertions are intended to be executed by test suites or laboratories to assess conformity to the BioAPI specification; they are not exhaustive for all possible behaviors.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Accredited testing laboratories, certification and conformity‑assessment bodies, BioAPI framework vendors and developers, system integrators, and standards engineers building or running conformance tests.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/IEC 24709‑3 was published in January 2011 (edition 1). The ISO bibliographic record lists it as published and subject to periodic review; users should check the ISO catalogue or national standards body for any confirmations or revisions since publication to confirm current status before relying on it for certification activities.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — ISO/IEC 24709 is a multi‑part series: Part 1 covers methods and procedures, Part 2 covers test assertions for biometric service providers, Part 3 (this document) covers test assertions for frameworks, and Part 4 was listed as under preparation at the time of Part 3’s publication.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: BioAPI, test assertions, conformance testing, biometric framework, assertion language, ISO/IEC 19784‑1, SC 37.