20.20 Feb 25, 2026
ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17
International Standard
This document provides requirements for a biometric comparison methodology suitable for the on-card environment. In particular, it establishes the work-sharing on-card biometric comparison techniques that require an intensity exceeding the capabilities of integrated circuit cards (ICCs).
This document does not establish
— architectures of biometric comparison using an ICC,
— on-card biometric comparison, both in sensor-off-card systems and as part of biometric system-on-card,
— security policies for on-card biometric comparison,
— requirements for off-card biometric comparison,
— requirements for biometric system-on-card (defined in the ISO/IEC 17839 series), or
— modality-specific requirements for storage and comparison.
PUBLISHED
ISO/IEC 24787-2:2024
PROJECT
ISO/IEC WD 24787-2
20.20
Working draft (WD) study initiated
Feb 25, 2026