Biometrics is a set of methods related to unique identification of people based on physiological or behavioural traits
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How identifiable is a caricature made from a photo?
I accept that to some degree this will depend on the software/exact processes used, but I'd like a general idea as to how "risky" it is, and get a better understanding of how biometrics simplifies matching elements.
I wish to maintain a low profile…
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Face ID vs Touch ID
While unveiling iPhone X, Apple made a statement to this end:
With Touch ID, it stated that there was a 1 in 50,000 chance that
someone would be able to open your phone with their fingerprint. These
numbers were a little better for Face ID, at…
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How is Fingerprint Authentication Secure?
Lately, biometrics are being used for identity verification everywhere. e-Visas, Passports and even bank transactions (UUIDAI Aadhar system in India is now being used for identity verification, micro-payments, e.t.c.). I still can't understand how…
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Should I blur my fingerprint when I share a picture/scan of a document containing it?
When I share a picture or scan of some document containing my fingerprints, should I blur it? Or is it useless as pictures of fingerprints are of too low resolution to reproduce the original, unique fingerprint?
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Does a Smartphone contain all the essential properties of a Smartcard? If not, what is missing?
Can a smartphone, alone, be a valid substitute for a Smartcard? If not, what is missing technically speaking?
Does the TPM chipset (which I assume is in the phone) provide enough security to "act as" a smartcard in various situations?
Since…
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Getting started with biometric locks?
I am not sure if this is the place to ask this question and if it is not, i would really appreciate it if you could direct me to the right place. I wanted to understand the functionality and the system behind biometric locking. I was wondering where…
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Is there a standard, storage algorithm or protocol for fingerprints?
What are the generic conventions and standards for storing and identifying biometric fingerprints out there?
Are there some RFC documents for that?
As a sub-question: suppose I want to preserve my own fingerprint on some digital media - is there a…
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Web-browser based biometrics?
Is there any practice of using biometric mechanisms online - for example, for visual identification via webcam to identify audio-visually the person speaking, or, performing biometric analysis on keyboard input? Particularly flash web control would…
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What prevents recorded voice samples being used for authentication on other systems?
What technical measures are used to prevent recorded voice samples from being used for authentication on voice recognition/id systems?
A client wanted to simplify user logins and mentioned the ATO as an example. I am concerned about how easy it…
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How safe is Voice Recognition ID?
Recently I saw this advert for HSBC mobile banking app which has me a little worried. In the advert the actor logs into his online banking using "Voice Id" (essentially say a secret password and hey presto!)
It worried me for a few reasons:
Anyone…
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Is FAR (False Accept Rate) a property of algorithm or a property of the system?
As known in biometrics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics#Performance
False match rate (FMR, also called FAR = False Accept Rate): the
probability that the system incorrectly matches the input pattern to a
non-matching template in the…
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What is the name for "imperfect" verification options?
Let's say users log into a system using a voice-print. Software can read the input from the microphone, compare it to the stored sample, and tell the user "There is a 97.5% similarity to the voice-print stored on file", granting access depending on…
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How to deal with biometric major flaw: non revocable identification?
The major problem with biometric methods of identification is that they are
impossible to revoke. Once my fingerprint, under whichever form, is stolen, I can't put it on a worldwide revocation list, as doing so would block both malicious use and my…
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Is it safe to store and transmit fingerprint templates in ANSI or ISO formats in cleartext format?
I working on a setup where I'm getting users to scan their fingers for fingerprint at a local machine but, the templates are stored at a centralized server for efficiency reasons.
Since the verification SDK resides at the local machine, the server…
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How does biometric authentication work from a technical perspective?
Together with a colleague, we discussed the way of biometric authentication and how this works out.
Both of us are only interested in security but far from being an expert on the technical side. Therefore, we are reaching out to you.
The following…
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