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What is the percentage at which the False Rejection Rat…

What is the percentage at which the False Rejection Rate equals the False Acceptance Rate called?

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A.
False Rejection Rate (FRR) or Type I Error

B.
False Acceptance Rate (FAR) or Type II Error

C.
Crossover Error Rate (CER)

D.
Failure to enroll rate (FTE or FER)

Explanation:
The crossover error rate (CER) is a percentage that signifies the point at which the false rejection rate equals
the false acceptance rate.
Incorrect Answers:
A: A Type I error, or false rejection rate, is when a biometric system rejects an authorized individual.
B: A Type II error, or false acceptance rate, is when the system accepts impostors who should be rejected.
D: The Failure to enroll rate is the rate at which attempts to create a template from an input is unsuccessful.

Harris, Shon, All In One CISSP Exam Guide, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2013, p. 188
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