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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

Providing recognition for large venues

Along with the massive government biometric databases available today, we are seeing an increase in the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) for surveillance and monitoring. Some of the examples include the following:

  • Employing FRT to observe individuals as they travel through airports and train stations.
  • Providing real-time threat management by monitoring traffic in large venues such as shopping malls.
  • Using the technology in stores to deter theft. In some cases, a known thief’s face is shared among other retailers, which can ban that individual from entering the stores.

Because of the advances in FRT, surveillance and monitoring can be done in large venues to monitor for threats. One example is the use of this technology at Taylor Swift concerts. Taylor Swift is a popular American singer-songwriter. Because of the threat of stalkers attending the concerts, security experts built a facial recognition system...