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Biometrics is a set of methods related to unique identification of people based on physiological or behavioural traits

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False acceptance rate in biometric authentication for sensitive information

Every type of biometric authentication will have a false acceptance rate, which is the likelihood that the system will incorrectly accept an access attempt by an unauthorized user. Of course, when combining biometric with other authentication…
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Security of the Indian AadhaarPay fingerprint based payment system?

India recently launched a payment system where merchants install an app on an Android phone, and connects a fingerprint reader it. Clients provide their Aadhaar number (like a national identity number), and scan their finger to authorize…
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How important is user acceptance when deciding whether to deploy biometric authentication?

I've been browsing through several studies on user acceptance of biometrics, and I've been noticing that they all focus on attitudes and beliefs about biometrics. While it's important to know a sizeable portion of the population has objections to…
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Accuracy of Iris Biometric Authentication

I understand that the iris is the most accurate biometric modality since it has a false acceptance rate of about 1 in 1,000,000. Fingerprint on the other had is about 1 in 1000. These error rates seem too high in my opinion. If a fingerprint system…
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What are the NIST/FBI requirements for Fingerprint readers, and Iris scans?

Background I'm trying to locate the US government standard for fingerprint readers and mobile devices. I heard in passing that the iOS fingerprint reader only scans 9 points, where the FBI requirement is 30 points. The iris scan is reportedly…
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Security vulnerability of voice authentication in phone services

Having been asked if I want to opt for voice authentication when using a phone service, I was wondering about the security vulnerabilities of an authentication method which is relatively new to me. Are there already some known security…
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Can biometric photos / finger prints be forged when they are taken by a human?

Imagine a scenario, where you have a person p online which has a very good profile. For example, you want to hire them. This person is identified by a public key and has some information I about him signed with this public key. However, there is no…
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False Match vs False Acceptance

Studying up on biometric security terms, can someone clarify the difference between 'Match'/'Non-Match' and 'Rejection'/'Acceptance'?
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Threshold for biometric authentication

I would like to ask, what are appropriate ways to adjust thresholds for a biometric system when we have only training and testing data of a single user? I am using Speaker, face and gait recognition but in mobile device scenario. In mobile scenario…
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Biometrics: false rejection rate vs Hamming distance in iris scan

In biometrics, most people talk about False Acceptance Rate (FAR) (i.e. what is the chance that two samples of different individuals match). DNA and iris biometrics, for example, have a very low FAR. However, I found that it is very difficult to…
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False acceptance rate in biometric authentication system

False acceptance refers to an unauthorized user given access to a system which he is not allowed to access. Therefore a false acceptance rate of 1% means the system will incorrectly allow access to someone who is not allowed 1% of the time. I have…
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Determining the accuracy of a biometric system

How is the accuracy of a biometric security system (its ability to minimize false acceptance rate and false rejection rate) determined?
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How does Activesync security policy affect the usage of the iOS fingerprint scanner?

An Activesync IT administrator has the ability to choose if the phone should require a password, and also how complex it should be. Since the fingerprint scanner appears to replace the traditional password screen, how does that affect an…
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How are fingerprints secure on Samsung A70

I use keepass to store my passwords and the keepassdx app to access that database on my Android phone. It offers the option to allow me to unlock with a fingerprint, if I set up fingerprint Auth on my phone. Setting up fingerprints obviously means…
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How are biometrics tougher to crack than a pin?

When I hear that bio-metrics are tougher to crack, it's left ambiguous as to whether they refer to the term 'hack' as simply getting through the system by guessing the password or mimicking the person. So in terms of technical hacking techniques you…
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