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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 11: Integrating the Biometric System

Once you determine the need to fully integrate a new biometric system within an organization, the next step is to outline how best to move through the process. To ensure a successful implementation and avoid major complications, the team should carefully plan and think through all critical aspects. In this chapter, you’ll get a better grasp of some of the planning that must be done prior to deploying a biometric system.

Today, there are several ways to integrate a biometric system within an existing environment. In some cases, the organization will opt to use an out-of-band, proprietary system. However, in other cases, the system will integrate with a central network directory, and the biometric data will need to travel over the network. In that case, one of the considerations when deploying a biometric system in an organization is to evaluate the network.

Sending biometric data over the network may have additional bandwidth...