The 5000 FRR activity is an industry standard which measures and certifies the on-field performance of biometric systems, and in order to achieve it, the system must first undergo very rigorous testing. NEXT is currently the only fingerprint sensor company to have supported two different OEMs through their certification with the use of the same flagship sensor in the 5000 FRR test.
Completing the 5000 FRR certification is a mandatory and significant step for companies aiming for their devices to become L1 certified and compliant within Aadhaar, India’s biometric and digital ID services program. The system’s accuracy, performance and security are tested to ensure the system correctly identifies and authenticate users, works swiftly and that it can also withstand various types of attacks and manipulations.
The Indian OEM Partner is mainly manufacturing Point of Sales devices for the banking industry. The market for L1 products is increasing due to the ongoing generational and security upgrade of Aadhaar, and it has been estimated that roughly 4.5 million L0 certified devices need to be replaced by L1 certified devices during the next few years.
Digvijay Singh Kanwar, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales India, US, Africa and EU (IUAE) at NEXT expressed his delight:
“We are thrilled to congratulate our Indian Partner on successfully participating in the 5000 FRR Certification. Our Partner has just demonstrated that its device is indeed capable of the demanding task of going through a minimum of 5000 biometric on-field validation processes within only three days and successfully passing the certification with good margins.
False Rejection Rate, FRR, is an indication of how often a biometric system incorrectly rejects an authorized user. Hence, a low FRR is desirable as it means the system is more user-friendly and less likely to cause frustration for legitimate users. NEXT has supported its Indian Partner through its certification process by providing one of its Active Thermal® flagship fingerprint sensors, the FAP20.
Mr. Kanwar continues:
“Compared to competing sensor technologies, thermal sensors are simply much better at detecting liveness in a finger. This is due to their ability to measure the natural heat patterns and thermic conductivity, which are unique to living tissue and makes it harder for fake fingers or spoofing attempts to bypass the system.
For more information, please contact:
Ulf Ritsvall, CEO, NEXT
ulf.ritsvall@nextbiometrics.com
Eirik Underthun, CFO, NEXT
eirik.underthun@nextbiometrics.com
About NEXT Biometrics
NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the payment and fintech, government ID, access control and office and notebook markets. The company’s patented NEXT Active Thermal ® principle allows the development of large, high-quality fingerprint sensors with superior security level. NEXT Biometrics Group ASA is headquartered in Oslo, with sales, support, and development operations in Seattle, Taipei, Tokyo, New Delhi and Shanghai.