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Glossary: MFA, Access Control and Passwords

FRR (False rejection rate)

Also written: false rejection rate, false non-match rate, Type I error

How often a biometric system wrongly turns away the real person, also called a Type I error, like the gloved packers at the stockroom door. This is the annoying error.

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Related terms

FAR (False acceptance rate)CER (Crossover error rate)threshold