This failure, known as a

“Type II error” or a
2. False Accept Rate “false positive,”
represents a serious
security breach

The crossover error rate

Biometric means life
(CER), also called the
measurement. These
“equal error rate,” is the
are generally evaluated
3. Crossover Error Rate point at which the rate
according to three basic
of false rejections
criteria Evaluating Biometrics
equals the rate of false
acceptances
This failure is also
known as a “Type I
1. False Reject Rate A balance must be
error” or a “false Many of the reliable,
struck between the
negative.” effective biometric
acceptability of a
systems are perceived
system to its users and
as being somewhat
the effectiveness of the
intrusive by users
same system