Overview
ISO/IEC 19794-9:2011/Cor 1:2012 is a Technical Corrigendum to ISO/IEC 19794-9, the part of the ISO/IEC 19794 family that defines biometric data interchange formats for vascular image data. The corrigendum (published 2012-04-01) corrects a technical discrepancy in the Object Identifier (OID) entries in Table 10 by aligning the “Full object identifier” value with the OID repository.
Key correction:
- Replaces the OID fragment
{iso(1) registration-authority(1) cbeff(19785) organizations(0) jtc1-sc37(257) bdbs(0) vascular-image-data (20)}
with:
{iso(1) registration-authority(1) cbeff(19785) biometric-organization(0) jtc1-sc37(257) bdbs(0) vascular-image-data(20)}
Key topics and technical points
- Biometric data interchange for vascular images: The standard part defines how vascular biometric imagery (vein or vascular patterns) and related metadata should be represented for interoperability.
- Object Identifiers (OIDs) and registration: The corrigendum fixes an OID naming discrepancy to ensure consistent mapping between the standard’s table and the CBEFF/OID repository.
- Interoperability and consistency: Emphasis on unambiguous identifiers and metadata so implementers, vendors, and verifiers can exchange vascular biometric data reliably.
- Standards governance: Prepared by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 (Biometrics) to correct technical errors and ambiguities in the published part.
Applications and who uses it
- Biometric system developers integrating vascular imaging (e.g., finger vein, palm vein) into authentication or identification systems.
- System integrators and vendors who need precise interchange formats and OID mappings for multi-vendor interoperability.
- Standards and compliance teams ensuring product conformity with ISO/IEC biometric interchange rules.
- Government, healthcare, and security organizations using vascular biometrics for identity management and access control where standardized data exchange is required.
Related standards
- ISO/IEC 19794 series - biometric data interchange formats (other biometric modalities)
- CBEFF (Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework) - OID and biometric data envelope references
This Technical Corrigendum is mainly of practical value to implementers and standards maintainers who require correct OID definitions and unambiguous metadata mapping for vascular biometric data interchange. Keywords: ISO/IEC 19794-9, vascular image data, biometric data interchange, OID, CBEFF, JTC 1 SC 37, technical corrigendum.