What is the most critical characteristic of a biometric identifying system?

What is the most critical characteristic of a biometric identifying system?
A .  Perceived intrusiveness
B .  Storage requirements
C .  Accuracy
D .  Scalability

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Answer: C

Explanation: Accuracy is the most critical characteristic of a biometric identifying verification system.

Accuracy is measured in terms of false rejection rate (FRR, or type I errors) and false acceptance rate (FAR or type II errors).

The Crossover Error Rate (CER) is the point at which the FRR equals the FAR and has become the most important measure of biometric system accuracy. Source: TIPTON, Harold F. & KRAUSE, Micki, Information Security Management Handbook, 4th edition (volume 1), 2000, CRC Press, Chapter 1, Biometric Identification (page 9).