The fingerprint templates include almost the entire information about an individual's
fingerprints, and the user validation is totally determined by the fingerprint minutiae features …

The minutiae points information of a fingerprint is generally saved directly in the database as
a template for the user. It has been deduced through numerous research works that the …

A fingerprint‐based authentication system provides security to the applications of numerous
fields and usually stores minutiae information in the database as a template. It has been …

With the widespread use of biometrics recognition systems, it is of paramount importance to
protect the privacy of biometrics. In this paper, we propose to protect the fingerprint privacy …

The increasing use of biometrics in different environments presents new challenges. Most
importantly, biometric data are irreplaceable. Therefore, storing biometric templates, which is …

Fingerprint is a popular biometric modality which is used extensively in several applications
for person authentication, providing high uniqueness and acceptable performance. Most …

Biometric systems accumulate information from biometric elements of an individual and
used to exceptionally confirm the person with the physical and behavioral properties of the …

The 'fuzzy vault scheme'is a cryptographic primitive being considered for storing fingerprint
minutiae protected. A well‐known problem of the fuzzy vault scheme is its vulnerability …

The fuzzy vault scheme is one of the most prominent tools for protecting fingerprint
templates, typically being minutiae-based. However, there exist two major problems. Firstly …

Security concerns regarding the stored biometric data is impeding the widespread public
acceptance of biometric technology. Though a number of bio-crypto algorithms have been …