prDS CEN/TS 18139:2025

Personal identification - European guide for biometric recognition applications based on ID documents (ERG)

Scope

This document defines requirements and provides guidance on:
• capturing of facial images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases;
• capturing of fingerprint images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases;
• data quality maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification applications;
• data authenticity maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification ap-plications.
This document addresses the following aspects which are specific for biometric data capturing:
• biometric data quality and interoperability assurance;
• data authenticity assurance;
• morphing and other presentation attacks and biometric data injection attacks;
• accessibility and usability;
• recognition algorithms and their evaluation;
• privacy and data protection;
• optimal process design.
The following aspects are out of scope:
• other aspects of IT security;
• data capturing for ID document enrolment purposes, e.g. passport or ID card enrolment.