BIOMETRICS

SHUBHAM SINGH

(0902IT121057)

Presentation outlines

• Issues and concerns.

• Biometric.

• How biometric works?

• Biometric characteristics.

• Applications.

• Advantage and disadvantage.

What’s the issue?

• More than 70% of people revealed their computer password in exchange of a bar of chocolate.

• 66% of staff have given their password to colleague• 75% knew their co-workers passwords• 60% use the same password for everything, including their

personal banking.• The most common password was “password” (12%), dob (8%),

football team(11%).

Any security procedure is only as strong as their weakest link

The users are the weakest link

A Survey Report in BBC News

What is a biometric?

• Biometrics refers to metrics related to human characteristics and traits.

• Biometrics authentication (or realistic authentication) is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control .

• Biometric identifiers are the distinctive, measurable characteristics used to label and describe individuals

Various Biometrics Technologies

Fingerprint Recognition

Iris Recognition

Voice Recognition

Hand geometry

Facial Recognition

Signature verification

DNA

Retina recognition

Ear Geometry

Gait

Keystroke

Lip motion

Grip recognition

Thermo grams

Skin reflection

Biometric characteristics

Biometrics

Physiological

Fingerprints scan

Retina scanPalm vein

scanEtc...

Behavioural

Voice recognition

Signature dynamics

Etc...

Market distribution in 2007

How Biometric Works

The flow of ridges and patterns has been classified into 5 broad classes.

Classification helps down in narrowing down possible matches.

In reality, the class distribution is skewed(>65% are loops).

A fingerprint can be classified based on type of the ridge flow pattern.

Ridge Characteristics

Various Applications of fingerprints

Banking/Credit

Military ID and access control

Computer/Network security

Cellular phone security

Business/Residential access control

Time and attendance

Personalization etc.

Advantages of biometrics

Increase security - Provide a convenient and low-cost additional tier of security.

Reduce fraud by employing hard-to-forge technologies and materials. For e.g . Minimize the opportunity for ID fraud, buddy punching.

Eliminate problems caused by lost IDs or forgotten passwords by using physiological attributes. For e.g. Prevent unauthorized use of lost, stolen or "borrowed" ID cards.

Reduce password administration costs.

Replace hard-to-remember passwords which may be shared or observed.

Integrate a wide range of biometric solutions and technologies, customer applications and databases into a robust and scalable control solution for facility and network access

Make it possible, automatically, to know WHO did WHAT, WHERE and WHEN!

Make it possible, automatically, to know WHO did WHAT, WHERE and WHEN!

Offer significant cost savings or increasing ROI in areas such as Loss Prevention or Time & Attendance.

Disadvantages of Biometric

Biometric identification machines are traditionally more expensive to buy than traditional ones.

Some users may reject biometrics as whole, seeing it as an invasion of privacy.

Biometric identification are not always entirely accurate.

Change in users physical or behavioral characteristics will result in loss of access to data.

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