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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 13: Discovering Practical Biometric Applications

In this chapter, we’ll examine the many uses for biometrics in modern-day applications. You’ll learn how biometrics are used to enforce the law, and how a large percentage of the countries around the world are adopting some form of biometric recognition. We’ll see how biometrics can help deter impersonation attacks and identity fraud, along with the ways the technology can protect children. We’ll then briefly discuss the importance of standards, which provide interoperability of biometric data among systems and allow agencies to share biometric data. We’ll then take a look at how biometrics are essential in identifying individuals during a forensic examination.

You’ll understand how a government-run biometric databases store a large volume of biometric data, which can be used to identify persons of interest during an investigation. We’ll take a look at how facial recognition...