"Phillip H. Griffin" wrote: [snip]
Biometric information seems destined to become the financial identifier that one day replaces the social security number. There's much interest in using it to try to combat identity fraud, said to be the fastest rising crime. On another front, a DOD pilot is to use a biometric extension in a smart card certificate.
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As someone responsible for documenting the DOD PKI certificate profile and verifying that numerous certificates have satisfied that profile, I can say with assurance that there is no biometric data in the certificate itself.
With somewhat less assurance, since I am not intimately familiar with the process, it is my understanding that the fingerprint indicia are stored centrally--not even on the smart card containing the certificates.
Sam Schaen