8.1. Glossary

ABIS

Automated Biometric Identification System

CR

Civil Registry. The system in charge of the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events pertaining to the population, as provided through decree or regulation in accordance with the legal requirements in each country.

CMS

Credential Management System

Credential

A document, object, or data structure that vouches for the identity of a person through some method of trust and authentication. Common types of identity credentials include - but are not limited to — ID cards, certificates, numbers, passwords, or SIM cards. A biometric identifier can also be used as a credential once it has been registered with the identity provider.

(Source: ID4D Practioner’s Guide)

Encounter

Event in which the client application interacts with a person resulting in data being collected during or about the encounter. An encounter is characterized by an identifier and a type (also called purpose in some context).

(Source: ISO-30108-1)

Functional systems and registries

Managing data including voter rolls, land registry, vehicle registration, passport, residence registry, education, health and benefits.

Group of persons related by a common purpose, designation, or status. Example: a watch list or a set of persons entitled to a certain benefit.

(Source: ISO-30108-1)

HTTP Status Codes

The HTTP Status Codes are used to indicate the status of the executed operation. The available status codes are described by RFC 7231 and in the IANA Status Code Registry.

Mime Types

Mime type definitions are spread across several resources. The mime type definitions should be in compliance with RFC 6838.

Some examples of possible mime type definitions:

text/plain; charset=utf-8
application/json
application/vnd.github+json
application/vnd.github.v3+json
application/vnd.github.v3.raw+json
application/vnd.github.v3.text+json
application/vnd.github.v3.html+json
application/vnd.github.v3.full+json
application/vnd.github.v3.diff
application/vnd.github.v3.patch
OSIA

Open Standard Identity APIs

PR

Population Registry. The system in charge of the recording of selected information pertaining to each member of the resident population of a country.

UIN

Unique Identity Number.