Standards & Certifications
Standards & Certification
Every IB device is FBI certified to the standard its form factor supports. PIV for verification, Appendix F for highest-quality enrollment, Appendix P for palm capture.
FBI PIV
- Personal Identity Verification standard (PIV-071006)
- Quality level for one-to-one fingerprint verification
- Carried by IB FAP 30 (Columbo, Danno) and FAP 45 (Sherlock, Watson) devices
FBI Appendix F
- The Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification's highest quality level
- Capable of 1:1 matching and 1:N identification against large databases
- Carried by IB FAP 45 (Sherlock, Watson), FAP 50 (Five-0), and FAP 60 (Kojak, Mannix) devices
FBI Appendix P
- FBI palm-scanner standard
- Built for full upper palm, lower palm, writer's palm, and rolled-print capture
- Carried by Mannix, IB's bezel-less FAP 60+ mobile palm scanner
Biometric Standards & Liveness Compliance
ISO/IEC 30107-3 (iBeta Level 1 & 2 PAD)
IB scanners (including Columbo and Watson) are certified compliant with Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) standards, proving LES technology successfully blocks spoofing attempts with a 0% Impostor Attack Presentation Acceptance Rate.
STQC Certification
Devices including Kojak have achieved India's STQC (Standardization Testing and Quality Certification) approval, allowing official use in high-security national frameworks like Aadhaar.
MOSIP Compliant
IB's mobile fingerprint scanners conform strictly to Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) specifications, including Android integration specs, for international digital identity initiatives.
ISO/IEC 19794-2 & 19794-4
Conformance statements guaranteeing that biometric data and fingerprint template outputs match international standards for interchange formats.
ANSI/INCITS 378 & 381
Compliant with American National Standards for fingerprint pattern data and thumb/finger minutiae exchange.
FBI Certification
FBI PIV (PIV-071006)
Personal Identity Verification standard for one-to-one fingerprint verification, carried by IB FAP 30 (Columbo, Danno) and FAP 45 (Sherlock, Watson) devices.
FBI Appendix F
The Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification's highest quality level, capable of 1:1 matching and 1:N identification. Carried by IB FAP 45 (Sherlock, Watson), FAP 50 (Five-0), and FAP 60 (Kojak, Mannix) devices.
FBI Appendix P
The FBI palm-scanner standard, built for full upper palm, lower palm, writer's palm, and rolled-print capture. Carried by Mannix, IB's bezel-less FAP 60+ mobile palm scanner.
Corporate & Manufacturing Quality
ISO 9001:2015
Certified for quality management systems governing the design and manufacture of IB's biometric devices.
ISO 14001:2015
Certified for environmental management systems, reflecting strict adherence to eco-friendly corporate practices and manufacturing.
TAA Compliant
IB products meet Trade Agreements Act requirements, making them legally eligible for procurement by the United States federal government.
Military & Hardware Durability
MIL-STD-810G / 810F
Devices are certified to meet US military standards for ruggedness, including strict compliance tests for heavy vibration and shock resistance.
MIL-C-675c
Conformance statement regarding the chemical and scratch durability of the sensor platen surface.
IP65 Rating
High Ingress Protection ratings certifying that the sealed bezels on IB scanners are completely dust-tight and highly water-resistant in field conditions.
Electrical & Security Conformance
GSA FIPS 201
Approved by the General Services Administration for Personal Identity Verification requirements across federal employees and contractors.
256-Bit AES Encryption
Secure data transmission conformance at the hardware level (on models including Danno) to protect biometric data from the moment of capture.
CE / FCC Part 15 / UKCA
Full compliance with Class B digital device emissions and international hardware safety standards.
RoHS Directive
Certified free of restricted hazardous materials, such as lead and mercury, under EU directives.
Looking for the certification documents themselves? Spec sheets and compliance documentation are available in the Document Library.
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