BioCTS
Legacy Conformance Testing Tools
CTA and CTS for ANSI/NIST 1-2007
External Links
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard Homepage
INCITS - International Committee for Information Technology Standards
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
BioCTS for ISO/IEC Biometric Data Interchange Format Standards and Selected PIV Profiles 
March 2013
BioCTS for ISO/IEC includes Conformance Test Suites (CTSs) designed to test implementations of:
- Biometric Data Interchange Formats
- Full CBEFF Biometric Information Records (BIRs)
- Individual Components of the CBEFF BIR
The following is a list of the available test tools and the relevant standards used in their development:
First Generation (1G)- ISO/IEC 19794-2:2005
- ISO/IEC 19794-4:2005
- ISO/IEC 19794-5:2005
- ISO/IEC 19794-2:2011
- ISO/IEC 19794-4:2011
- ISO/IEC 19794-5:2011 - Under Development
- ISO/IEC 19794-6:2011
- PIV Profile of ISO/IEC 19794-6:2011 - On Card
- PIV Profile of ISO/IEC 19794-6:2011 - Off Card
*Specified by the NIST SP 800-76-2 Patron Format PIV Specification, currently in draft form. BioCTS for ISO/IEC will be updated as NIST SP 800-76-2 progresses through final publication.
BioCTS for ISO/IEC Tool Demonstration Video
To download the demonstration video right click here and select "save as".
Software Downloads
BioCTS for ISO/IEC contains everything required to test implementations for the supported international biometric standards and selected PIV profiles. The installer allows for custom installation so that only the testing software for the desired biometric standards will be installed. Read the instructions contained in the associated documentation.
Installers:
The single install file found below contains all components of BioCTS for ISO/IEC and allows for selection of desired components during custom installation.
To see what has changed since the initial release, please review the Changelog.
- BioCTS for ISO/IEC Install File - (Beta 3.0.4762.21443) March 2013
- BioCTS for ISO/IEC Sample Data - August 2012
Old Versions:
- BioCTS for ISO/IEC Install File - (Beta 3.0.4735.19750) December 2012
- BioCTS for ISO/IEC Install File - (Beta 3.0) August 2012
Documentation
BioCTS 2012 for ISO/IEC User Guide, December 2012, Fernando L. Podio, Dylan Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis
Contact
Send comments/errors on the tool, sample data and documentation to BioCTS@nist.gov
Screen Captures
The following screen captures were taken from BioCTS for ISO/IEC. The Options tab, Batch testing, and the Editor are shown in the examples below:
Options: Selection of the Biometric Data Block (BDB) format
Batch Testing: Overall results (left panel), Detailed results (right panel)
Editor: Format Identifier expanded to show results and data