An introduction to biometric recognition
Jain, A.K.
Ross, A.
Prabhakar, S.
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Michigan State Univ., USA;
This paper appears in: Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Transactions on
Publication Date: Jan. 2004
Volume: 14,
Issue: 1
On page(s): 4- 20
ISSN: 1051-8215
INSPEC Accession Number: 7952000
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TCSVT.2003.818349
Current Version Published: 2004-01-30
Abstract
A wide variety of systems requires reliable personal recognition schemes to either confirm or determine the identity of an individual requesting their services. The purpose of such schemes is to ensure that the rendered services are accessed only by a legitimate user and no one else. Examples of such applications include secure access to buildings, computer systems, laptops, cellular phones, and ATMs. In the absence of robust personal recognition schemes, these systems are vulnerable to the wiles of an impostor. Biometric recognition, or, simply, biometrics, refers to the automatic recognition of individuals based on their physiological and/or behavioral characteristics. By using biometrics, it is possible to confirm or establish an individual's identity based on "who she is", rather than by "what she possesses" (e.g., an ID card) or "what she remembers" (e.g., a password). We give a brief overview of the field of biometrics and summarize some of its advantages, disadvantages, strengths, limitations, and related privacy concerns.
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