TigerIT BD had delivered this solution to provide an integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for the Voter Registration and National ID project in Bangladesh. The AFIS was be used by the Bangladesh army to assist Bangladesh election commission to create an error-free voter roll for the 2008 national parliamentary election to be held by December, 2008. TigerIT BD's software manages the secure registration, issuance and lifecycle of identity credentials.
TigerIT BD identity management system helps to ease the pain of issuing and managing identity credentials. It currently manages millions of national ID cards issued in Bangladesh through the TigerIT BD system.
The Software is developed for Client Server paradigm. At the Client End information is gathered using various peripheral devices and stored in the local Data Base. Eventually all collected data are sent to Server End for further processing and storage.
TigerIT solution is organized around three areas: advanced solutions for people registration and authentication for a wide range of government applications, finger print alias checking for duplicate entries and Card management system (CMS).
The Client:
The client application is the data enrollment node. All personal and geographic data including photograph and fingerprint are entered here. Data is collected on individual PC's or laptops from different data collection booths. The data is then exported from the client and imported in a central server.
Card Management Server (CMS):
The CMS server is the heart of the BPIMS. The exported data from the client node is imported to the server for further processing and finally printing ID cards and lists. It is a web application and the proof readers can log in to the server to correct and authenticate the data.
The main tasks of the CMS server are -
- Import Prospective data from the client software
- Inform if there is an error in import
- Proof read the data
- Export data for biometric matching
- Import biometric matched data
- Adjudicate data
- Print list
- Print ID cards
- Print the ID card distribution list
Vetting Server (VS):
The vetting server is used to do the biometric matching of fingerprints and facial images.
General Features
- User friendly system design to achieve the fastest data entry rate.
- Picture taking is performed using a webcam. Works with any webcam that has a Windows driver.
- Most of the Finger print scanners work with our software
Image capture: The following facial image quality assessment as required for ICAO and ISO compliant facial capture defined by ISO standard 19794-5 is done at the time of capturing the Photo:
- Presence of human face
- Presence of only a single human face
- Brightness level is within acceptable range
- Face is centered and not at a side of the image
- That the face is looking at the camera (< 15 degree angle)
- Both eyes are open
- More optionally checks controlling image resolution, eye position and ultimately marking it as ISO quality or not.
- Takes three pictures with varying exposure, from where the operator can choose the best
- Optional picture enhancement
- Produces ISO 19794-2 standards-based fingerprint templates (primarily used for verification or 1:1 matching)
- Supports storage of fingerprint image data in BMP, RAW and WSQ compressed file format along with proprietary fingerprint templates for submission to the server fingerprint technology for processing (primarily used for identification or 1:n matching)
- It has the ability to capture multiple fingerprint image samples from each finger and ensure all samples have sufficient quality and match one another
- Ensures that fingerprint images are captured with acceptable contrast ratios, sufficient ridge quality and include the detection and prevention of the placement of finger tips on the sensor (as opposed to fingerprint pads)
- Supports a variety of fingerprint sensor technologies including interoperability between many sensor types and manufacturers
- Supports for multiple database platforms as well as flat file data structures, including ODBC and XML
- Live feedback to operator instructing on placement and movement of fingers
Signature collection:
- Can be taken using a signature pad or digital pen, or
- Can be collected by taking a shoot of the actual signed signature from a paper form.
ID card features:
- Contains picture, signature and fingerprint image.
- Two dimensional barcode printed on each card includes name, gender, birth date and fingerprint template data for verification. Can include any data up to 4KB in size.
- In addition to that PKI hash can be added in the barcode as an additional measure to ensure data integrity.
Derivatives of the solution
The Biometric People Identity and Management System has many derivatives. So far TigerIT has sold one of its derivatives, but other solutions have been developed and some are in the pipeline.
- National ID card management system
- Machine Readable Passport management system
- ERP Solution, etc.