Welcome to the FBI Web site dedicated to providing the most up-to-date information regarding FBI biometric standards initiatives from the Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Technology Evaluation Standards Test Unit.

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Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS)

• Proper methods for federal, state, local, tribal and international stakeholders to communicate with the FBI
• Transmission of biographic, biometric, and disposition information for purposes of criminal or civil identification
• Sharing of identity history information when appropriate and approved
• Upgrade from the Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification (EFTS) Version 7.1 to EBTS Version 8.1
  • For more information, please click 'EBTS' on the left bar.
• New message structures to send fingerprint at 1000ppi, palmprint, face with subject acquisition profiles, scars, marks, and tattoos, and iris biometrics

The standards process evolves with the needs of the biometric community; it improves with community feedback.  Suggestions and questions are encouraged.  Please submit them via the Web site’s Comments Form.  In order to receive the latest updates and news, please sign up and Register for your convenience.

***Agencies transitioning from the EFTS to the new EBTS standard are encouraged to contact the FBI CJIS Biometric Services Section’s Customer Service Group at (304) 625-5590, or via e-mail at liaison@leo.gov prior to implementation.

EBTS 8.001 XML Information Exchange Package April 17, 2009 New - Draft EBTS 8.1 XML Specification - FBI-EBTS XML Schemas and Samples  (zip file) Click for more information	The ELFT-EFS (FBI-sponsored NIST Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies: Extended Feature Sets) New ELFT-EFS Web Site Click for more information
ANSI/NIST Committee to Define an Extended Fingerprint Feature Set (CDEFFS) New CDEFFS	Mobile ID Work Group Activities New Mobile ID Web Site
EBTS 8.1 now approved by CJIS. New This document specifies requirements to communicate electronically with the FBI’s IAFIS. EBTS 8.1	ANSI/NIST ITL 2-2008 is NIST Special Publication 500-275 Part 2 and more
ANSI/NIST ITL 1-2007 is NIST Special Publication 500-271 Part 1 and more	SMT Action Paper V0721 SMT
FBI Biometric Center of Excellence The FBI provided this briefing August 20, 2008 during the International Association for Identification Conference FBI BCOE	The Registry of USG Recommended Biometric Standards was approved on June 5th Biometric Standards Registry