I. Introduction
Biometric identification is the determination of a person’s identity by recognition of some unique characteristic. There are many popular methods of biometric identification and they are rapidly being applied to computer security – access to a system can be limited to those with a biometric match to an authorized user listed on the system. Facial characteristics, fingerprints, hand geometry, retinal patterns, iris, signature, and voice are all possible candidates for biometric identification, as these characteristics are unique from person to person. Yet, all of these methods have specific advantages and disadvantages. Since implementing biometric identification is not cheap, and the accuracy and effectiveness at identifying users is vital to the protection of a system, measuring the right characteristic is vital. In this paper, the various forms of biometric identification are discussed and evaluated to determine which form is best in implementation.
II. Background
For proper operation of a biometric system, every authorized user must first be enrolled in the system. This is done when an appropriate device senses the data needed from the user. The system extracts the desired information from the input and stores it as a set of numbers, called the user’s template. Implementation can be done in two ways. In one execution, a unique number is associated with each template, and a user enters their number along with the biometric information. In this case, the system needs only to compare the biometric input against the template connected with that number. Alternatively, the system can do away with the number and compare a user’s input against every template in the system, looking for a match. In an...
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