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Biometric Technology Application Manual Section 2 11
• Voluntary or involuntary systems—Will
system users
be required to participate in the system to receive access
or benefits, or are there opt-out or work-around
options?
• Attended or non-attended systems—Will
the system be
designed for people to use in a remote location, without
assistance? Or will users always have technical
assistance and/or attendants available? Involuntary
and/or covert systems usually require supervision or
attendance to monitor system use. Voluntary and/or
overt systems may be “unattended.”
• Standard or non-standard operating environments—
How much customization will be required for the
readers to operate appropriately and the network to
communicate and function properly? Will the system
be used outdoors or indoors? Outdoors environments
typically fall into “non-standard” operating
environments.
• Public or private systems—Is
the use of the biometric
system for a public program or access to a public
facility, or for access to a private company or information?
Cooperation with the biometric system can
often be directly attributed to whether a system is
public or private (i.e., employees).
• Physical security and access control—Are
users trying
to gain access to a facility or area?
Cyber and computer/network security
• —Are users trying
to gain access to a computer or protected information
on a computer or the Internet?
Version 2 – Summer 2008