Fingerprint Identification
1. INTRODUCTION In order to protect users of computer systems and to secure network-based transactions, demand is increasing for improved user authentication procedures to establish the identity of an actual user and to bar access to a terminal to anyone who is unauthorized. Personal identification using biometrics, i.e., a person’s physical or behavioral characteristics has come to attract increased attention as a possible solution to this issue and one that might offer reliable systems at a reasonable cost. While traditionally this technology has been available only with such expensive, high-end systems as those used in law enforcement and other government applications, today many personal–level applications have also become possible thanks to the advancements in pattern recognition technology.
When compared with the conventional authentication methods that are based on “what only the person possesses” or “what only the person knows”, biometrics authentication offers two distinctive advantages:
➢ Enhanced convenience: By merely presenting this biometrics features, a user can easily prove himself or herself. There are no troubles such that authorized users are denied access because of loss of a card or forgetting a password.
➢ Augmented security: The reliable rejection of imposters, who might attempt to gain access either by stealing or forging cards or by guessing or fraudulently obtaining passwords, becomes possible.
Among various modalities in biometrics such as fingerprints, face, iris, etc., fingerprints are the most widely used and have the longest history in real-world law enforcement applications. Research into automated fingerprint identification began in the 1960’s and the resulting AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems) have been used worldwide with established dependability. Millions of identifications over a century of actual forensic history have clearly shown that fingerprints are unique and
When compared with the conventional authentication methods that are based on “what only the person possesses” or “what only the person knows”, biometrics authentication offers two distinctive advantages:
➢ Enhanced convenience: By merely presenting this biometrics features, a user can easily prove himself or herself. There are no troubles such that authorized users are denied access because of loss of a card or forgetting a password.
➢ Augmented security: The reliable rejection of imposters, who might attempt to gain access either by stealing or forging cards or by guessing or fraudulently obtaining passwords, becomes possible.
Among various modalities in biometrics such as fingerprints, face, iris, etc., fingerprints are the most widely used and have the longest history in real-world law enforcement applications. Research into automated fingerprint identification began in the 1960’s and the resulting AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems) have been used worldwide with established dependability. Millions of identifications over a century of actual forensic history have clearly shown that fingerprints are unique and
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