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Automated Biometric Identification System (Ident)

The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) is the central Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-wide system for storage and processing of biometric and associated biographic information for national security; law enforcement; immigration and border management; intelligence; background investigations for national security positions and certain positions of public trust. The IDENT database is considered another one of the largest biometric databases.

Committee

Medicolegal Death Investigation

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)

ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007 Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential Automated Fingerprint Identification System Databases. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2018. Source link