Capture Processes
Getting biometrics working right from the start – with confidence in capture processes.
BixeLab tests capture processes and devices, both in support of specific identity systems, and in compliance with identity framework interoperability requirements such as MOSIP.
Whether assessing capture hardware, software-based processes, or consumer devices, our assurance services help build confidence that capture processes deliver good quality biometric data for reliable use.
What Are Capture Processes?
Biometric systems rely on a range of techniques to capture data from users, so that this data can be used in later processing steps including matching. In this regard, capture processes represent a biometric system’s interaction with the real world: the system’s means of obtaining data from the people it is intended to identify.
Whether using the microphone of a customer’s telephone and a telecommunication network to capture their speech, the built-in front camera of a smartphone to capture a selfie of the face, a dedicated fingerprint scanner for an in-person identity check for access control, or various user input parameters and timing indications for behavioural biometrics in banking, biometric systems rely entirely on this input data to make their decisions.
Managing the performance of the capture process is the first, critical step to ensuring biometric systems deliver excellent business outcomes. Furthermore, capture processes are rarely uniform across devices – and, especially in use cases where different capture devices and processes are possible – managing the performance of these different processes supports good risk management of such systems.
Benefits of Testing Capture Processes
Operational Readiness
Ensure systems function properly in the actual environments where they are deployed.
Regulatory Assurance
Meet technical standards and framework requirements for interoperability.
Build Public Confidence
Deliver public services with independent assurance that identity is being securely managed.
What Can Be Tested in Capture Processes?
All biometric and document capture processes
Quality characteristics of biometric data generated by capture mechanisms of all types
Resistance to attacks of various kinds
Compliance with identity framework requirements for interoperability of outputs
Trade-off between usability and security of capture process
Differential analysis across several types of devices, and impacts on biometric system inputs
Interaction with demographic characteristics – sometimes, these impact performance of detection techniques
Our Capabilities
As one of only three NVLAP (Lab Code 600301-0) accredited labs in the world, BixeLab offers trusted expertise in real-world testing and assurance relating to vulnerabilities in biometric systems.
Our services include:
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Environmental and field testing of biometric capture devices
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Both in-situ/on-site, and in-laboratory testing of target devices
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Spoofing resistance and liveness validation / Presentation Attack Detection
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Injection Attack Detection
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Throughput and user experience assessment
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Advisory on deployment strategies and failure mitigation
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Risk assessment for mission-critical systems
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Many common user-provided device types represented in laboratory stocks for testing software-based processes
Why Choose BixeLab?
Q: Can you simulate real-world environments for testing?
Yes. We conduct laboratory and field testing under variable lighting, temperature, and usage scenarios to match your deployment conditions.
Q: Can you test for devices end-customers will use?
Of course. Especially for digital services applications, end-user devices are commonly used for capture, and BixeLab stocks of a wide range of common device types.
Q: What types of clients use this service?
Government border agencies, retailers, police agencies, digital identity users, critical infrastructure operators, and system integrators rely on our assurance services.