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Identity Management with Biometrics

By : Lisa Bock
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Identity Management with Biometrics

By: Lisa Bock

Overview of this book

Biometric technologies provide a variety of robust and convenient methods to securely identify and authenticate an individual. Unlike a password or smart card, biometrics can identify an attribute that is not only unique to an individual, but also eliminates any possibility of duplication. Identity Management with Biometrics is a solid introduction for anyone who wants to explore biometric techniques, such as fingerprint, iris, voice, palm print, and facial recognition. Starting with an overview of biometrics, you’ll learn the various uses and applications of biometrics in fintech, buildings, border control, and many other fields. You’ll understand the characteristics of an optimal biometric system and then review different types of errors and discover the benefits of multi-factor authentication. You’ll also get to grips with analyzing a biometric system for usability and accuracy and understand the process of implementation, testing, and deployment, along with addressing privacy concerns. The book outlines the importance of protecting biometric data by using encryption and shows you which factors to consider and how to analyze them before investing in biometric technologies. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with a variety of recognition processes and be able to make the right decisions when implementing biometric technologies.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1 –Understanding Biometric Authentication
6
Section 2 – Applying Biometric Technologies
12
Section 3 – Deploying a Large-Scale Biometric System

Chapter 8: Using Voice Recognition

The use of biometric technology is expanding into our homes, lives, and businesses. Voice recognition is no exception and is an attractive biometric for many reasons. Currently, voice recognition is the only biometric that you can use on the phone to verify your identity to a company. Using your voice to prove who you are, instead of going through lengthy security questions, can simplify your life. As a result, many are seeing how voice recognition is especially beneficial when using Fintech.

This chapter provides an overview of a rapidly expanding biometric. We’ll compare two related technologies: voice recognition, which can identify and authenticate, and speech recognition, which converts speech to text. We’ll step through the evolution of both and see how technological advances have opened a wide range of potential applications. We’ll also generate a voiceprint by using the Windows Tool for Speech Analysis (WASP). By using...