What is PD CEN/TS 16634 - Personal identification of biometrics in European Automated Border Control about?
PD CEN/TS 16634 primarily focuses on biometric aspects of Automated Border Control (ABC) systems. Drawing on the first European and international ABC deployments, PD CEN/TS 16634 aims to disseminate best practice experiences with a view to ensure consistent security levels in European ABC deployments.
Furthermore, the best practice recommendations given here shall help make border control authorities' processes more efficient, speeding up border clearance, and delivering an improved experience to travellers.
Note 1: The enrolment process, e.g., for electronic passports, is out of the scope of PD CEN/TS 16634.
Note 2: Communication, infrastructure scalability and security aspects other than those related to biometrics are not considered. PD CEN/TS 16634 also does not consider the hardware and security requirements of biometric equipment and does not recommend general border crossing procedures.
Who is PD CEN/TS 16634 - Personal identification of biometrics in European Automated Border Control for?
PD CEN/TS 16634 on personal identification is useful for:
- Biometric verification authorities 
- Biometric technology operators 
- Entities that use authentication for their business 
- Software engineers/IT firms
- Research and development teams  
Why should you use PD CEN/TS 16634 - Personal identification of biometrics in European Automated Border Control?
The Automated Border Control (ABC) system is an automated system that authenticates an electronic machine-readable travel document or token, confirms that the passenger is the rightful owner of the document or token, searches border control records, and then determines border-crossing eligibility based on pre-defined rules.
ABC systems are divided into four profiles depending on their document needs, according to PD CEN/TS 16634 eMRTD based, MRTD based, token other than MRTD - physical and logical, transferrable, token-less. PD CEN/TS 16634 assists you in determining eligibility for ABC systems using the One-Step Process, Integrated Two-Step Process, and Segregated Two-Step Process methods.
Overall, PD CEN/TS 16634 discusses issues to be considered when planning and deploying biometric systems for ABC and gives best practice recommendations for those types of systems that are or will be in use in Europe. PD CEN/TS 16634 deals with personal identification including ergonomic aspects that have an impact on the acquisition of biometric data.
