Evaluations and Certifications

The SBC has a secure biometrics testing lab for evaluating biometrics systems. We offer the following services.

• Evaluation for FIDO Biometrics Component Certification (BCC): The SBC is accredited by the FIDO Alliance to evaluate biometrics products for FIDO BCC. These evaluations are performed following the testing protocol prescribed/approved by FIDO Alliance.

Note: The Biometric Component Certification is formally given by FIDO Alliance, not by SBC or Idiap. The SBC only provides the evaluation report to FIDO Alliance, in support of an application (by the manufacturer) for certification. Besides the cost of the evaluation of your product, the FIDO Alliance charges a separate fee for awarding the BCC. The final evaluation report is confidential to the FIDO Alliance and the vendor providing the product being evaluated.

• Android: We are also accredited by Google/Android to perform evaluations of biometrics apps for Android based devices. For these evaluations we follow the testing protocol prescribed by Google/Android.
• Independent Evaluation: The SBC can also perform a custom evaluation of your biometric system, which may be a commercial product, or even a prototype. Here, the evaluation is performed according to a test protocol agreed between you and us (SBC). The purpose of such evaluations is to provide you with an independent assessment of the current state of the prototype or product. At the end of the evaluation we provide you with a confidential report with all relevant details of the evaluation results and discussion, as well as attestation letters for public dissemination, if desired. The attestation letters are also published on our website.

All product evaluations are performed according to a service contract drawn up between Idiap and the vendor or manufacturer. These contracts usually include a non-disclosure agreement between Idiap and the manufacturer. We ensure that biometrics evaluations are performed in line with the relevant international standards, such as ISO/IEC 19795, ISO/IEC 30107, and ISO/IEC 19989.

Adherence to other standards may be explicitly mentioned in the service contract, where necessary.

Pricing: As Idiap is a non-profit institute, our evaluations projects are performed at cost. The cost of such projects varies depending on the time required for the evaluation and the cost of the necessary test materials, and is determined after a detailed analysis of your requirements. Please contact us for more details.