This document establishes the following items for any or all biometric sample types as necessary:

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terms and definitions that are useful in the specification and use of quality measures;

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purpose and interpretation of biometric quality scores;

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motivation for developing biometric sample datasets for the purpose of quality score normalization;

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format for exchange of quality assessment algorithm results;

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methods for aggregation of quality scores;

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methods for evaluating the efficiency of quality assessment algorithms.

The following are outside the scope of this document:

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specification of minimum requirements for sample, module, or system quality scores;

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standardization of quality assessment algorithms;

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assessment of utility of biometric samples or references for human examiners.