Jim Parson Secure Systems Administration

History Babylonian business transactions included fingerprints 500 B.C. Chinese - tracked young children 14th Century Bertillonage- used in Paris late 1800's

Biometric Systems Defined : ''Automated methods of recognizing an individual based on measurable biological (anatomical and physiological) and behavioral characteristics'' Fundamentals

Sensor Signal processing algorithms Data storage Matching algorithm Decision process Sensor ProcessingStorageMatching Decision

Fingerprint Recognition Sensors Optical sensors – most prevalent Capacitive sensors Ultrasound sensors Thermal More samples available the more accurate

Patented in 1994 Pattern of the iris is used Irises are developed during prenatal birth Iris imaging Retina imaging

Oldest - Used in 1996 Olympic Games Guide plate, 31,000 points analyzed Stored in 9 bytes of data

Approaches Geometric (feature) based Photometric (view) based Accuracy is 90% 1% false acceptance

The uniqueness is derived from nasal passages Size and shape of vocal tract movement of jaw, tongue and larynx. Two forms of recognition Text dependent Text independent

Biometrics for Securing Hazardous Material Transportation Biometric match-on-card technology Biometrics for counter-insurgency operations

Used in support of OEF/OIF Comprised of Camera/fingerprint scanner Tied to data base Used for identification of Hostile persons Friendly forces Human terrain mapping of an area of operations

Odor sensing Vein scans Facial thermography Skin pattern recognition Nail bed identification Gait recognition Ear shape recognition DNA matching

Identification Vs. Verification Open set databases, closed set databases Individual system weaknesses

Natinoal Science adn Technology Council, Biometric Technologies: Security, Legal, and Policy Implications, Published on June 21, 2004, by Paul Rosenzweig, Alane Kochems and Ari Schwartz National Center for State Courts,