Biometric
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Biometric authentication is an automated method whereby an individual's identity
is confirmed by examining a unique physiological trait or behavioral characteristic,
such as a fingerprint, iris, retina, or signature. Physiological traits are stable
physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, palm prints and iris patterns. This
type of measurement is essentially unalterable. A behavioral characteristic - such
as one's signature, voice, or keystroke dynamics - is influenced by both controllable
actions and less controllable psychological factors. Because behavioral characteristics
can change over time, the enrolled biometric reference template must be updated
each time it is used. Although behavior-based biometrics can be less expensive and
less threatening to users, physiological traits tend to offer greater accuracy and
security. In any case, both techniques provide a significantly higher level of identification
than passwords or smart cards alone.
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Advantages:
- No more forgotten passwords, lost cards or stolen pins. You are
your own password
- Positive Identification-It identifies you and not what you have
or what you carry
- Highest level of security
- Offers mobility
- Impossible to forge
- Serves as a “Key” that cannot be transferred or coerced
- Non-intrusive
- Safe & user friendly
Today there are over 10,000 computer rooms, vaults, research labs, day care centers,
blood banks, ATMs and Military Installations to which access is controlled using
devices that scan an individual's unique physiological or behavioral characteristics.
It can also be integrated with other technologies like PKI, Symmetric Encryption
and Smart Cards to provide the highest level of security.
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Who is using biometrics how?
Expected Growth
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