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If an application supports the use of a biometric as one factor of the two-factor authentication credential, does DEA have any special requirements?

April 26, 2017application authentication biometric credential DEA Factor requirements special supports two-factor

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If an application supports the use of a biometric as one factor of the two-factor authentication credential, does DEA have any special requirements?

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A. DEA is establishing several standards for the use of biometrics and for the testing of the software used to read the biometrics. These standards may be found in 21 C.F.R. 1311.116. DEA wishes to emphasize that these standards do not specify the types of biometrics that may be acceptable. Any biometric that meets the criteria DEA has specified may be used as the biometric factor in a two-factor authentication credential used to indicate that prescriptions are ready to be signed and sign controlled substance prescriptions. The use of biometrics as one factor in the two-factor authentication protocol is strictly voluntary, as is all electronic prescribing of controlled substances.