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Edition 10.2005

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  • Page 1 StarSign® Bio Token 3.0 M USB Token Reference Manual Edition 10.2005...
  • Page 2 ID No. 30017639 © Copyright 2005 by Giesecke & Devrient GmbH Prinzregentenstr. 159 Postfach 80 07 29 D-81607 München This document as well as the information or material contained is copyrighted. Any use not explicitly per- mitted by copyright law requires prior consent of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH. This applies to any repro- duction, revision, translation, storage on microfilm as well as its import and processing in electronical systems, in particular.
  • Page 3 © Copyright 2005 by Giesecke & Devrient GmbH - Germany – Prinzregentenstr. 159, P.O. Box 80 07 29, D-81607 München © 2005 Giesecke & Devrient GmbH. All rights reserved The names of the other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. This hardware key is in compliance with the following test specification: CEI EN 61000-4-2;...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents About StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M ..................1 About the Document ......................2 1 Basics General Introduction to Biometrics................4 Biometrics, Smart Cards and Tokens ................5 LED Status ......................... 6 2 Command Reference ENROLL FINGERPRINT....................10 VERIFY FINGERPRINT ....................12 VERSION INFO......................
  • Page 5 Contents Reference Manual StarSign® Bio Token 3.0 M/Edition 10.2005 ID No. 30017639...

  • Page 6: About Starsign Bio Token 3.0 M

    About StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M About StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M is a USB-PKI token based on the STARCOS 3.0 Characteristics operating system. The token comprises a fingerprint sensor and on-to- ken fingerprint verification functionality. The biometric data never leaves the token.

  • Page 7: About The Document

    About the Document This manual addresses developers and specialists of smart card applica- Target Group tions. In order to use StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M, you should be familiar with: Required Knowledge – Smart card hardware/software – Related ISO/IEC standards –...

  • Page 8: Basics

    Basics Basics This chapter provides you with background information on StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M. General Introduction to Biometrics ..........4 Contents Biometrics, Smart Cards and Tokens.......... 5 LED Status................. 6 3 of 23 Reference Manual StarSign® Bio Token 3.0 M/Edition 10.2005 ID No.

  • Page 9: General Introduction To Biometrics

    Basics General Introduction to Biometrics General Introduction to Biometrics Biometrics is the science of measuring physical or behavioral characteris- Scope tics unique to an individual such as face, voice or fingerprint to verify a person's identity. Biometric characteristics can be described as some- thing we are.

  • Page 10: Biometrics, Smart Cards And Tokens

    Basics Biometrics, Smart Cards and Tokens Biometrics, Smart Cards and Tokens In on-card matching biometric templates, i.e. data sets, are compared On-Card Matching with a previously stored biometric reference template in the smart card processor itself. This happens in full analogy to the PIN verification where the entered PIN is sent to the smart card processor and compared on- card with a previously stored PIN.

  • Page 11: Led Status

    Basics LED Status LED Status StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M contains two bicolor LEDs on the top side for LED Arrangement visually signalizing its current status and operation to the user: – Left LED Illuminates in either green or yellow –...
  • Page 12 Idle Green and red LEDs flash Waiting for command Place finger Left yellow LED blinks Wait for finger Busy Red LED blinks quickly StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M is busy Success Green LED illuminated Enrollment/verification suc- cessful Reject Red LED illuminated...
  • Page 13 Basics LED Status 8 of 23 Reference Manual StarSign® Bio Token 3.0 M/Edition 10.2005 ID No. 30017639...

  • Page 14: Command Reference

    Command Reference Command Reference This chapter describes the StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M command set. The commands are listed in alphabetical order. ENROLL FINGERPRINT.............. 10 Contents VERIFY FINGERPRINT ............... 12 VERSION INFO................. 14 9 of 23 Reference Manual StarSign® Bio Token 3.0 M/Edition 10.2005...

  • Page 15: Enroll Fingerprint

    Non-final enroll command Non-final enroll commands grab images, but extracted characteristic fea- tures are stored in the internal RAM of StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M and not on the smart card processor. The final enroll command grabs a final image, extracts features, assem- bles or merges these features with the features in the internal RAM of StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M and finally stores them on the smart card pro-...
  • Page 16 Command Reference ENROLL FINGERPRINT Code Description '65 81' Memory failure '69 82' Security status not satisfied '69 86' Command not allowed (no current EF) '6A 84' Not enough memory space '90 00' Successful operation 'A7 00' General ARM7 error 'A7 01' Unknown instruction 'A7 02' Length error...

  • Page 17: Verify Fingerprint

    Command Reference VERIFY FINGERPRINT VERIFY FINGERPRINT VERIFY FINGERPRINT is used to verify a user’s fingerprint. It initiates fin- Scope gerprint image acquisition, processing and feature extraction. The features are sent to the smart card processor for on-card verification and the outcome is reported in the response APDU to the host. The command performs the following: –...
  • Page 18 Command Reference VERIFY FINGERPRINT Code Description 'A7 02' Length error 'A7 11' Timeout error 'A7 12' Sweep too slow 'A7 13' Sweep too fast 'A7 14' Sweep not straight 'A7 15' Sweep too short 'A7 16' Too many defect lines on sensor 'A7 17' Image quality too bad 'A7 18'...

  • Page 19: Version Info

    '8A' ’00’ Specifies the item tag of the version information ’01’ StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M firmware version, build date and time ’02’ Key info: CRC of currently valid authentication key Specifies the expected length: ’00’ <= length <= ’80’...

  • Page 20: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix The appendix contains additional information on StarSign Bio Token 3.0 Overview of Status Bytes ............16 Contents Technical Specifications............18 Reference Literature ..............19 Glossary .................. 20 Index ....................23 15 of 23 Reference Manual StarSign® Bio Token 3.0 M/Edition 10.2005 ID No.

  • Page 21: A Overview Of Status Bytes

    Appendix Overview of Status Bytes Overview of Status Bytes Return Codes For error codes not defined in the following see the STARCOS 3.0 refer- ence manual. The following error codes are defined. Status Error code Description Bytes ’63 Cx’ Counter provided by ’X’ (valued from 0 to 15);...
  • Page 22 Appendix Overview of Status Bytes Status Error code Description Bytes ’A7 1B’ SW_IO_ERROR Resync error ’A7 1C’ SW_MAX_MERGE Maximum number of merges exceeded ’A7 20’ SW_VERIFY_FP General verify fingerprint error ’A7 81’ SW_INVALID_PARAMETER Invalid parameter ’A7 84’ SW_GET_CHALLENGE_FAILED General get challenge er- 17 of 23 Reference Manual StarSign®...

  • Page 23: B Technical Specifications

    Appendix Technical Specifications Technical Specifications This section lists the technical specifications of StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M Scope StarSign Bio Token 3.0 M housing has the following characteristics. Token Housing – dimensions closed: 80 x 33 x 17 mm – dimensions open: 107 x 33 x 17 mm –...

  • Page 24: C Reference Literature

    Appendix Reference Literature Reference Literature ISO/IEC 7816-3 Information technology -- Identification cards -- Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts -- Part 3: Electronic signals and transmission pro- tocols ISO/IEC, 1997 (http://www.iso.org) ISO/IEC 7816-4 Information technology -- Identification cards -- Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts -- Part 4: Interindustry commands for interchange ISO/IEC, 1995 (http://www.iso.org)

  • Page 25: D Glossary

    Appendix Glossary Glossary 3DES The Triple-DES algorithm is a modified DES encryption. It consists of calling the DES algorithm three times in succession, with alternating encryption and decryption. If the same key is used for all three DES calls, the Triple-DES encryption corresponds to a normal DES encryp- tion.
  • Page 26 Appendix Glossary Reserved for Future Use RSA-CRT RSA - Chinese Remainder Theorem Special parameter setting for asymmetric crypto algorithm. STARCOS Smart Card Chip Card Operating System Forms the basis of multifunctional smart card applications. STARCOS enables the implementation of various applications (e.g., electronic purse, access control to data networks, and digital signatures).Smart card operating systems control the data transfer, the storage areas, and process information;...
  • Page 27 Appendix Glossary 22 of 23 Reference Manual StarSign® Bio Token 3.0 M/Edition 10.2005 ID No. 30017639...

  • Page 28: Index

    Index Index access rules 5 verification 4 VERIFY FINGERPRINT 12 VERSION INFO 14 biometrics introduction 4 characteristics 1 conventions 2 ENROLL FINGERPRINT 10 enrollment 4 error rates 4 features 1 fingerprint verification 4 LED status 6 notational conventions 2 on-card matching 5 operating system 18 required knowledge 2 return codes 16...

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