CNN-LSTM: Development of Offline Signature Authentication

Offline Signature Authentication is a critical task in the field of document authentication, and its accuracy is essential for ensuring security while transactions. This research proposes two approaches: Initially Pre-trained CNN models are used to extract features from signature images, which are then combined with handcrafted features such as HOG and some other geometric features of signature. Such combined features are passed to bidirectional LSTM model in which drop out layer undergoes classification which differentiate real and forgery signature. The proposed system has potential applications in document authentication and security, subsequently combination of CNN models and additional features provides more comprehensive representation of signature images resulting in improved accuracy. Three signature datasets are utilized namely GDPS, CEDAR, and BHSig-Bengali each with varying signature styles and image quality. Our experimental outcomes reveal that Bidirectional Convolutional LSTM along with handcraft features attained maximum accuracy in offline signature verification system.