Primary definition
Proportion of verification transactions with wrongful claims of identity that are incorrectly confirmed. Source: ISO/IEC 19795-1:2006
Also known asfalse acceptance rate · FAR · Type II error rate · false match rate · FMR
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— Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source
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Proportion of verification transactions with wrongful claims of identity that are incorrectly confirmed. Source: ISO/IEC 19795-1:2006
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). False Accept Rate (far). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/false-accept-rate-far
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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