Biometric authentication (BIO, BIO-A)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000444",
  "term": "Biometric authentication (BIO, BIO-A)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "term_source": "Biometric Authentication (BIO, BIO-A)",
  "definition": "A form of authentication in which authenticity is established by biometric verification of a new biometric sample from a cardholder to a biometric data record read from the cardholder’s activated PIV Card. In BIO, the biometric sample may be captured from the cardholder in isolation, while in BIO-A, an attendant must oversee the process of biometric capture.",
  "references": [
    "FIPS 201-3",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/biometric-authentication-bio-bio-a/"
}