Handling the Problems in Biometrics

[Aerosol]

Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................1
II. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................2
Operation of a Biometric System: .........................................................................................................2
DNA:.....................................................................................................................................................4
Face Recognition:................................................................................................................................4
Hand and Finger Geometry:..............................................................................................................4
Fingerprint: .........................................................................................................................................4
Iris: .......................................................................................................................................................4
Retinal scan: ........................................................................................................................................5
III. DECIDING TO USE A BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY............................................................5
IV. CHALLENGES FACED................................................................................................................8
Privacy and Public Confidence: ............................................................................................................8
Fake Biometrics: .....................................................................................................................................9
Theft of Biometric Data: ........................................................................................................................9
Ease of Use:..............................................................................................................................................9
Environmental Factors:........................................................................................................................10
Physical Factors:...................................................................................................................................10
V. SOLUTIONS .....................................................................................................................................11
Educating Public about Biometrics – Solves Public Acceptance and Ease of Use problem: .........11
Testing the liveliness of a Biometric – Eliminates Fake Biometrics:................................................12
Encryption, Centralization, Multimodal Biometrics and Revising Algorithms – Solves the
Problem of Theft:..................................................................................................................................12
Ensuring Cleanliness before using a Biometric Device – Mitigates Environmental Factors:........13
Solving the problem of Physical factors:.............................................................................................13
VI. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................15

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