Biometric Data not in DOD Certificate [was; Re: Certificate profile for Biometrics information.]

[Sam Schaen <schaen@xxxxxxxxx>]

"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.
>

[snip]

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