MINEX-Certified Fingerprint SDK
Application developers and system integrators use ANSIKit SDK to develop ANSI/INCITS 378 or ISO/IEC 19794-2
compliant applications for governments and public administrations. ANSIKit SDK extractor and matcher were
certified ANSI/INCITS 378-compliant by US Government National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST)
in the Minutiae Interoperability Exchange Test (MINEX). More on MINEX: http://fingerprint.nist.gov/minex/.
Features and Benefits
- ANSI/INCITS 378 Generator
MINEX-certified minutiae feature extractor and template generator. Product ID: CBEFF PID 00350A01.
- ANSI/INCITS 378 Matcher
MINEX-certified template matcher. Product ID: CBEFF 00350B01.
- IEngine™ core
Innovatrics world-class algorithm ensures speed, accuracy and
reliability of the template extraction and matching. The algorithm uses
only fixed point operations, resulting in high speeds on less powerful
platforms as well.
- PC and Mobile platforms
ANSIKit SDK exists in two versions depending on the target platform:
- ANSIKit PC SDK for Intel Pentium, Win32 platform
- ANSIKit Mobile SDK for Intel PXA, WinCE platform
Both SDK versions are the same; the only difference is the target platform on which they are compiled.
How it works
Step 1. Fingerprint Image Acquisition
ANSIKit SDK takes as input a fingerprint image (.BMP), which can come
from any scanner. For a complete compliance of your complete
application, make sure you use a FIPS201 compliant fingerprint scanner.
Innovatrics has created partnerships with market leading vendors who
provide the following FIPS201 compliant fingerprint scanners:
| UPEK TCS1 | SecuGen HamsterIV | CrossMatch Verifier310 |
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Important: When purchasing the
scanners, ask the vendor for image acquisition API. You will need it to
extract the fingerprint image from the scanner.
Step 2. ANSIKit SDK Template Extraction
ANSIKit SDK Generator transforms the fingerprint images to ANSI compliant templates.
Step 3. ANSIKit SDK 1:1 Verification
ANSIKit SDK Matcher takes as input two ANSI compliant templates and returns corresponding similarity score.
The API of the ANSIKit SDK is based on MINEX API specifications
designed by NIST. All functions in ANSIKit SDK library are thread-safe.
Utilization
Using standards-compliant generator and matcher ensure
interoperability between vendors. For instance, interoperability is
necessary where vendor A issues ID cards to government employees and
vendor B provides access control devices to their facilities. Typically
for these situations, ANSIKit SDK can be used in two scenarios:
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Enrollment Station
- At
registration ANSIKit SDK Generator extracts standard template from
user's fingerprint image. The standard template is then stored on
user's ID card.
- After card issuance, ANSIKit SDK Matcher
compares the template stored on the card with user's live finger to
validate the registration procedure.
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Verification Station
- ANSIKit
SDK is used to verify users against their ID cards. The verification
can be run on a PC station, on a PDA or embedded in access control
device.
Typical applications
MINEX compliance is required by government and public administration
programs, such as Personal Identity Verification (PIV), or
Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC). Typical applications
are:
- Enrollment and Card issuance stations
- Identity Card verification on PC and mobile stations
- Physical Access Control terminals
- Logical Access Control / Password replacement applications
MINEX compliance
"The Minutiae Interoperability Exchange Test (MINEX) is an ongoing
evaluation of the INCITS 378 fingerprint template. The test program has
two mandates:
- To provide measurements of performance and interoperability
of core template encoding and matching capabilities to users, vendors
and interested parties.
- To establish compliance for template
encoders and matchers for the United States Government's Personal
Identity Verification (PIV) program."
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Software package
Both ANSIKit PC SDK and ANSIKit Mobile SDK package contains:
- ANSIKit SDK DLL libraries:
- MINEX-certified extractor (CBEFF PID 00350A01),
- MINEX-certified matcher (CBEFF PID 00350B01),
- Documentation (PDF, CHM),
- 1 Sample with source code in Microsoft Visual C++,
- Innovatrics License Manager.
Technical specifications
| Specification |
ANSIKit PC SDK |
ANSIKit Mobile SDK |
| Processor |
Intel Pentium |
Intel XScale (StrongARM) 270, 255 |
| Operating System |
Win32 |
WinCE (Windows Mobile 5.0) |
| Programming languages |
C/C++ |
C/C++ |
| Available API |
C/C++ |
C/C++ |
| Extraction speed |
100ms |
300ms |
| Matching speed |
10ms |
30ms |
| Image I/O |
BMP |
BMP |
| Image Compression |
WSQ |
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| Fingerprint Template Standards |
ANSI/INCITS 378-2004, ISO/IEC SC73/19794-2 |
ANSI/INCITS 378-2004, ISO/IEC SC73/19794-2 |
| Sensor Compatibility |
Any available sensor |
Any available sensor |
| Mobile device support |
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HP iPAQ hx2750, HP iPAQ hx2790, DAP CE3240, DAP CE3240B, Intermec 751G |
Performance and Warranty
The accuracy of Innovatrics ANSIKit SDK has been tested and
certified by NIST in the MINEX04 tests. The Innovatrics outstanding
performance
has been documented in the MINEX04 report available here: http://fingerprint.nist.gov/minex04/minex_report.pdf.
Use or Return policy: Innovatrics offers a money-back warranty, which covers initial 60 days period since purchase of the SDK product.
Prices and Ordering
SDK and license prices are available upon request.
ANSIKit SDK may be ordered directly from Swift Biometrics by calling, sending an order e-mail through our online form or by ordering in our online catalog.
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