Enhancing Security with Machine Learning-based Finger-Vein Biometric Authentication System

Biometric authentication systems have gained popularity as the necessity for secure individual identification has expanded. Iris, hand geometry, fingerprints, retina, vein patterns on the fingers and palms, and voice patterns are all common biometric features. Biometric recognition systems based on finger-veins are becoming more common due to their numerous advantages, including low danger of duplication or fraud, minimum invasiveness, and excellent identification accuracy. Motivated by these advantages, our research looks into the subject of finger-vein authentication. Similar to identification, exploration of hidden patterns within data is essential for effective finger-vein recognition. The study employs two feature extraction approaches, the Local Binary Pattern (LBP) and the Gabor filter, as well as two machine learning models, the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and the Support Vector Machine (SVM). Using finger-vein images from the SDUMLA HMT database, this study evaluates four distinct feature extraction and ML model combinations. The simulation results highlight the excellent accuracy of 97.72%, False Acceptance Rate (FAR) of 3.1%, and False Rejection Rate (FRR) of 1.41% attained by LBP with ANFIS. In addition to performance measurements, the study examines the amount of time required for each task.