Studies of Fingerprint Matching Using the NIST Verification Test Bed

A series of fingerprint matching studies have been conducted on an experimental lab. system called the Verification Test Bed (VTB). The VTB is a collection of commercial off the shelf computer hardware, an open-source operating system, & a suite of public domain application software. Results are presented that compare various sources of fingerprints, assess the image quality of fingerprints by analyzing the matcher scores for inked & live-scan impressions, & study the tradeoffs of matching rolled fingerprints with plain impression. This report illustrates the wide range of image types & quality that exist in gov't. fingerprint databases & the effect this variability has on the accuracy of matching using a single algorithm. Illustrated.Wilson, Charles L. is the author of 'Studies of Fingerprint Matching Using the NIST Verification Test Bed', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756739379 and ISBN 0756739373.