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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
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Section 2 – Applying Biometric Technologies
12
Section 3 – Deploying a Large-Scale Biometric System

Chapter 2: Biometrics and Mobile Devices

Your mobile device is probably the most frequently used piece of technology you own. Mobile devices are convenient and are used for a number of different reasons. As a result, our devices hold a great deal of information about us, which includes photos we take, our contacts, location information, and our messages. No matter what we do on a mobile device, consumers continue to demand that the companies we interact with on a daily basis continue to provide the highest level of privacy and security.

In this chapter, you’ll gain a better understanding of the many ways in which biometrics are used to secure mobile devices. Because more and more devices are using biometrics, such as fingerprint recognition, we’ll compare various biometric methods. You’ll gain a better understanding of how touch, gesture, voice, and facial recognition are used in fintech (financial technology) to enable payment processing, or by general applications...