ISO/IEC 19795-7:2011 establishes a mechanism for measuring the core algorithmic capabilities of biometric comparison algorithms running on ISO/IEC 7816 integrated circuit cards. Specifically, ISO/IEC 19795-7:2011

* instantiates a mechanism for on-card biometric comparison testing,

* standardizes procedures for the measurement of the accuracy of on-card biometric comparison implementations running on object-based, test-specific sample cards,

* standardizes procedures for the measurement of durations of the various operations,

* gives examples for matching ISO/IEC 19794-2:2005 compact card minutiae templates.

The following are specifically not within the scope of ISO/IEC 19795-7:2011:

* procedures for securing the communications channel, including cryptographic protection of the biometric templates,

* procedures for protection of sample or template integrity using digital signatures,

* authentication of the card and reader,

* selection or use of transmission protocols (e.g. contactless),

* profiles of specific data interchange standards,

* procedures for evaluation of readers, including performance, conformance and interoperability,

* procedures for evaluation of ruggedness or durability of the card,

* on-card template generation (e.g. extraction of minutiae from images),

* template update or adaptation,

* formal conformance tests of ISO/IEC 7816-4 and ISO/IEC 7816-11,

* testing of devices not conforming to ISO/IEC 7816, including all system-on-card devices.