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Introduction to biometrics |
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Biometrics is concerned with the measurement and identification of individual traits and characteristics. At the moment, unique attributes, such as fingerprints, voice, face and eye recognition can be
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What is biometric authentication? |
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Biometric authentication is the automatic identity verification or identification, based on individual physiological or behavioural characteristics. The authentication process is done via computer tec
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What is applied biometric? |
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If biometric is used for security matters, such as access control for example, it is possible to check human being’s identity electronically. Therefore not only less security personnel is necessary, b
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Where is biometric used nowadays? |
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At the moment biometric applications can be found in many different areas, such as during border control, to secure computer networks and financial transactions, as well as access control or time reco
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How come that passwords and PINs decrease the level of security? |
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In order to consider a password as being “safe”, it should be as long as possible, not to be found in a dictionary and even include a few special characters such as §, +, ?. Needless to say, that you
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Why using biometric technology? |
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The answer on this question is simply! Individual biometric characteristics are unique and cannot be transferred. Security applications based on biometric identification/verification offer a high leve
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Which advantages does Biometric recognition offer, as opposed to traditional security systems and methods? |
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Increased convenience
Eliminates the inconvenience of remembering passwords
Eliminates the need for password maintenance
Eliminates shared passwords
Reduces maintenance and security co
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How do biometric devices work? |
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Biometric devices compare a recorded and encrypted set of data with a template.
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How does biometrics protect personal information from unauthorized disclosure? |
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A biometric record is an encrypted template stored in digital form. The record itself cannot be used to reveal someone’s identity; the probability of fraud is reduced to a minimum. With regard to the
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Is there a possible health risk? |
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No! The methods used to gather the personal biometric data are non-invasive and pose absolutely no threat to physical health or well-being. When properly installed biometric devices enhance both secur
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Are there any predictions for the future of biometrics and fingerprint recognition? |
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JP Morgan has predicted that the size of the biometric authentication market is going to increase steadily and will become standard for authentication and systems access. At the moment, fingerprint re
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Which measuring sizes can be used for verification of the performance potential of a biometric authentication system? |
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False acceptance rate (FAR)
FAR represents the number of times, when unauthorised persons are accepted as authorised. As the false acceptance can lead to damages or fraud, the FAR
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Why are not all biometric systems equally secure? |
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Generally speaking, the degree of security of a system not only depends on the technology and the algorithms, but also on the overall security concept and the parameters set. The potential solution fo
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