View source for Biometric Authentication (BIO, BIO-A)

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{{CyberTerm|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.|source=FIPS 201-3}}