Title :
On the vulnerability of biometric security systems
Author :
Faundez-Zanuy, Marcos
Author_Institution :
Escola Univ. Politecnica de Mataro, Spain
fDate :
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents an overview of the weakness of biometric security systems and possible solutions to improve it. Different levels of attack are described, and the strengths and weaknesses of the main biometric system are emphasized. Solutions are provided with special emphasis on cryptography and watermarking techniques.
Keywords :
cryptography; feature extraction; fingerprint identification; watermarking; attack levels; biometric security systems; cryptography; watermarking; Application software; Authentication; Bioinformatics; Biometrics; Biosensors; Data mining; Feature extraction; Protection; Security; Watermarking;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAES.2004.1308819
