Biometrics for Authentication: Assignment

Running Head: BIOMETRICS FOR AUTHENTICATION: PAST, PRESENT AND
FUTURE
Biometrics for authentication: Past, Present and Future
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BIOMETRICS FOR AUTHENTICATION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Contents
1 Introduction to Biometrics............................................................................................. 3
1.1 Biometric identification.......................................................................................... 4
2 Multimodal Biometry................................................................................................... 4
3 Accuracy.................................................................................................................. 6
4 Conclusion................................................................................................................ 7
References..................................................................................................................... 9

BIOMETRICS FOR AUTHENTICATION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
1 Introduction to Biometrics
Cybersecurity is emerging as a key sector in this connected world, in a global network
where data is constantly flowing and stored for endless durations. The inexorable growth of
threats on traditional security systems has pushed systems to manipulate sensitive data to bet on
the promises of biometrics (Dasarathy & Sullivan, 2014).
Biometrics being the set of computer techniques automatically recognizes an individual
based on his or her physical, biological and even behavioural characteristics. It differentiates on
the basis of the recognition of iris, voice, face or fingerprints and thus eliminates the need for the
customer to remember combinations of passwords and username. At the same time, these
technologies provide more robust protection against fraud and cyber-attacks. Biometric data
permanently change the relationship between the body and identity because they make the
physical features "machine-readable" and subject for later use. Biometric facts can be stored and
treated in several ways. The biometric information of a person are sometimes stored and
processed in the raw state, allowing the recognition of their source without the necessity of
having knowledge for example, photographing a face, pattern of the iris, photographing a
fingerprint or recording the voice. In other cases, raw biometric info is processed so that only
certain qualities are extracted and kept under biometric model form (Yang & Zhou, 2016).
Biometric data can come from different sources, which cover the physical, physiological,
behavioural or psychological aspects of a person.
The earliest known biometric verification method is the fingerprint. The imprint of the
thumb on seals of clay was already used as a means of identification unique in ancient China.