The UIDAI has successfully conducted the proof of
concept Iris authentication study in Mysore district of Karnataka. The
study brought out the high accuracy levels (above 99.2%) achieved by
iris authentication. A combination of iris and fingerprint
authentication can further the goals of universal inclusion and pave the
way for successful applications based on Aadhaar authentication. In
line with UIDAI’s successful and proven practice of conducting Proof of
Concept (PoC) studies before launching any service, a PoC has been
conducted to characterize & identify optimal authentication setups
for online iris authentication. The PoC was conducted in semi urban
setting in Nanjangud taluk in Mysore district of Karnataka between May
27th and July 30th 2012. 215,342 iris authentication transactions from
5833 residents were studied in this PoC. Eight models of iris cameras
through six different OEMs participated in this study. This study has
also brought out the specific improvement areas that biometric ecosystem
needs to work upon to further improve the accuracy and coverage
percentage. The detailed findings are documented in a report which is
being published on UIDAI’s website. This will be followed by a workshop
with the device vendors to guide them on the specific actions to be
taken by them to improve algorithms and devices. UIDAI will then take up
further field studies. These studies would also lead to formulation of
iris device specifications for certification and deployment purposes. It
may also be noted that as a result of feedback to the biometric
ecosystem, the performance of fingerprint authentication improved
substantially from the time UIDAI conducted its first fingerprint
authentication PoC to the last PoC. Same is expected in iris
authentication domain too, which points that iris authentication has a
scope of providing accuracy levels above 99.
Source : PIB, Sept 17, 2012
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