False acceptance rate
- Term
- False acceptance rate
- Exam
- CISA
- Definition
The rate at which a biometric system wrongly accepts an unauthorized person.
- Explained
The false acceptance rate measures how often a biometric system admits someone it should reject. In high-security areas it is the most important error to minimize.
- In practice
A fingerprint reader occasionally admits the wrong person.
- Often confused with
- False rejection rate
- Exam angle
The most important error rate for high-security areas.
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