Standards-Compliant Biometrics Software for E-Passport Solutions

ICAOPack is a software development kit that provides conformance with the new ICAO LDS and authentication standards as well as ISO/IEC biometrics standards.

ICAOPack is a flexible API and utility set designed to read, write, validate and view standards-compliant biometric image and template data. ICAOPack ensures that data generated for storage can be read by other systems, or similarly, that a system can read the data from any standards-compliant passport.

ICAOPack's Smart Card Library performs reading the contactless e-passport chip in compliance with PC/SC.
ICAOPack's Security Library provides comprehensive support for Extended Access Control (EAC), Basic Access Control (BAC), Passive Authentication, and Active Authentication.

ICAOPack includes JPEG2000, JPEG, and WSQ1000 software for compression and decompression of biometric images, as well as quality scoring for fingerprint images. This advanced algorithm generates a score for a fingerprint image to help operators use only fingerprint images that are useful.

Features and Functionality

• Software development kit includes example programs and documentation
• Easy to use and understand
• Programmable in C, C++, and Java
• Supports multiple facial, finger images, finger minutiae, and iris data sets
• Provides CBEFF, ISO/IEC SC 37, ICAO LDS file packing, unpacking, and reformatting
• CBEFF, ISO/IEC SC 37, ICAO LDS file content verification
• Supports extended access control, basic access control, active authentication, and passive authentication
• Ensures file structure and integrity
• Performs PC/SC compliant contactless e-passport chip reading
• Includes WSQ, JPEG2000, and JPEG compression
• Includes Aware QualityCheck API

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