AFIS / NAFIS
Definition
Automated Fingerprint Identification System. NAFIS is the NCRB-operated national instance running on the Idemia Morpho engine, integrated with CCTNS under ICJS.
- Full form
- Automated Fingerprint Identification System
- Indian instance
- NAFIS, operated by NCRB
- Engine
- Idemia Morpho
- Integration
- CCTNS, under ICJS
Common questions
What does NAFIS add beyond a standalone state AFIS?+
It functions as a national-level database, letting a search made in one state match against records submitted from any other state, closing the gap that existed when each state kept its fingerprint database in isolation.
How does NAFIS fit into the broader ICJS ecosystem?+
It is one of the interconnected criminal justice databases under the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System, meant to let fingerprint, case and court data cross-reference each other across agencies.
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