Biometric identification methods are quickly becoming commonplace in security and access
control applications. This article presents a general overview of various biometric …

Biometric Technologies and Verification Systems is organized into nine parts composed of
30 chapters, including an extensive glossary of biometric terms and acronyms. It discusses …

Biometric authentication systems are presented as the best way to reach high security levels
in controlling access to IT systems or sensitive infrastructures. But several issues are often …

Modern biometrics delivers an enhanced level of security by means of a “proof of property”.
The design and deployment of a biometric system, however, hide many pitfalls, which, when …

Biometrics offers greater security and convenience than traditional methods of personal
recognition. In some applications, biometrics can replace or supplement the existing …

The last three decades have seen a shift and impressive progress in the biometric
technologies landscape. Several major real‐world applications of biometrics have been …

Biometric technologies have the potential to become the foundation of an extensive array of
highly secure identification and personal verification solutions supporting national security …

Absolute security does not exist: given funding, willpower and the proper technology, every
security system can be compromised. However, the objective of the security community …

Many types of security technologies are currently in use, with biometrics being one of the
latest and most cutting-edge forms that has been produced for mass application. Biometrics …

Background The interest in biometric recognition technologies has grown significantly in the
last four decades, and academic as well as corporate research units have devoted a lot of …