IREX I Report Updated
October 30, 2009: The IREX I report, NIST Interagency Report 7629 has been revised to correct errors in two Tables. These are described on page 14 of the report.
IREX II - IQCE
October 14 , 2009: The second IREX activity, on image quality, now has its own IREX I Report Summary available
September 26, 2009: IREX Executive Summary [0.5MB]
September 26, 2009: IREX Report [22MB]
September 26, 2009: IREX Report [zip] [14MB]
September 26, 2009: IREX Appendices [zip] [40MB]
September 21, 2009: The results of the IREX evaluation are now available as NIST internal report 7629. The appendices are also available.
September 15, 2008: A number of new entries in an
updated FAQ.
September 15, 2008: A set of validation images has been released as zip and
gzipped tar. The URL is available to IREX08 participants only, via a request to
irex@nist.gov.
Validation is the process of checking that our linking and execution
of your software gives identical results to your execution given
the same input data. The validation process requires you to compile
validation.c, and to link that to produce an application.
This application reads the set of images, generates IREX 08 records and
templates, and then matches them. An IREX 08 submission can be considered
valid only when your output is identical to ours.
September 11, 2008: The API
has been updated. The change made yesterday was a poor fix
to the problem. So that change has been reversed, and
instead a value of 0 on Table 6 Line 6 now indicates a
failure to process the input image. See this and
one new entry
FAQ.
The current IREX conops document is
IREX08_conops_API_v11.pdf.
September 10, 2008: The API
has been updated: Line 22 of the Table 6 can now have value 0.
This indicates a failure to process the input image. See the new
FAQ entry.
The current IREX conops document is
IREX08_conops_API_v10.pdf.
September 8, 2008: The API
has been updated
to optionally allow production
of enrollment- and verification-specific templates. Also a bug
on Line 18 of the Table 6 record has been fixed. This and other
issues are addressed in the
updated FAQ.
Sepetember 2, 2008: After a request from a participant, the
submission deadline has been extended from September 12 to September 19, 2008.
Sepetember 2, 2008: The polar transformation code has
been modified
to set counterclockwise ordering. The old version used clockwise encoding
which is contrary to ISO/IEC 19794-6/2005.
August 28, 2008: The FAQ has been
updated. This has
prompted changes to the parameters of several API calls in the
IREX08 Test Plan and API.
August 28, 2008: NIST requires the IREX SDKs to be encrypted, per
these instructions.
Our public key must be used.
August 21, 2008: NIST has released an
example IREX record of Kind = 1. The purpose is to support testing of parsers.
August 20, 2008: NIST has released an
initial implementation
of the forward and reverse polar transformation code. The code is intended only as a
reference for development purposes. It is open for public comment and may be updated.
The code is licensed as follows:
August 18, 2008: The FAQ has
three new entries. One
is a major technical issue regarding polar angles.
August 6, 2008: The FAQ has been
updated
in response to a technical issue regarding NIST vs. vendor specification
of polar sampling rates. This prompted a comment to be added to the
IREX08 Test Plan. The FAQ also answers questions on NIST software code.
July 28, 2008: The FAQ has been
substantially updated
in response to technical questions received. This prompted a
minor update of the
IREX08 Test Plan.
July 25, 2008: NIST gave a
brief IREX 08 update
to the ISO/IEC 19794-6 standards development committee.
June 25, 2008: A modified
version of IREX08 Test Plan has been released per questions
received and answered in the FAQ.
The older versions are archived here:
[11, current],
[10],
[9],
[8],
[7],
[6],
[5],
[4],
[3],
[2],
[1].
June 20, 2008: Clarified version of IREX08 Test Plan
indicates that withdrawal from IREX
between July 2 and September 12, 2008 is allowed and will not be noted in the IREX report, but that
withdrawal after September 12 will be noted. Also removal of legacy text implying testing will be
conducted in two phases: IREX08 will proceed in one phase.
IREX I Report now available
Updated FAQ
Release of IREX 08 Validation Package
Updated API and FAQ
Updated API and FAQ
Updated API and FAQ
Updated submission window
Correct polar transformation code
FAQ and Updated IREX Test Plan and API
Re-release of NIST public key for encryption
Release of first reference image
Polar Interpolation Code Release 0.5.1
This software was developed at
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by employees of
the Federal Government in the course
of their official duties. Pursuant to title 17 Section 105 of the
United States Code, this software is not subject to copyright protection
and is in the public domain. NIST assumes no responsibility whatsoever for
its use by other parties, and makes no guarantees, expressed or implied,
about its quality, reliability, or any other characteristic.
FAQ Updated
FAQ and Updated IREX Test Plan and API
FAQ and Updated IREX Test Plan and API
IREX 08 Update to SC 37 Working Group 3
FAQ and Updated IREX Test Plan and API
Older versions of the IREX Test Plan and API
Procedural modifications to IREX Test Plan and API