PD CEN/TS 18139:2025

Personal identification. European guide for biometric recognition applications based on ID documents (ERG). | Status: Current

1 Scope This document defines requirements and provides guidance on:

1. • capturing of facial images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases;
2. • capturing of fingerprint images to be used for verification or identification purposes in applications based on reference images in identity or similar documents and traveller or visa databases;
3. • data quality maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification applications;
4. • data authenticity maintenance for biometric data captured by/for verification or identification applications.

This document addresses the following aspects which are specific for biometric data capturing:

1. • biometric data quality and interoperability assurance;
2. • data authenticity assurance;
3. • morphing and other presentation attacks and biometric data injection attacks;
4. • accessibility and usability;
5. • recognition algorithms and their evaluation;
6. • privacy and data protection;
7. • optimal process design.

The following aspects are out of scope:

1. • other aspects of IT security;
2. • data capturing for ID document enrolment purposes, e.g. passport or ID card enrolment.