Biometric Authentication Luke Hollen

Overview Basic Principles of Authentication Biometrics Weaknesses Evaluation Criteria

Authentication Three Types Something the User Has Something the User Knows Something the User Is

Biometrics Something the User Is Classes of Biometrics Physical Biometrics Behavioral Biometrics

Biometrics Basic Biometric Authentication Processes Enrollment / Profile Creation Factor Submission Profile Comparison Variance Tolerance Admission / Denial

Weaknesses Spoofing An attack whereby one person successfully masquerades as another to gain illegitimate access. Mythbusters

Evaluation Criteria Security Feasibility Measurement of the success of the biometric authentication system at providing access control. Feasibility Measurement of the difficulty of implementing a particular biometric authentication system as an access control method.

Evaluation Criteria: Security False Positive Falsely accepting a biometric factor as matching a defined profile. Liveness Detection Detecting that a biometric factor presented is actually part of a living person. Can still be fooled.

Evaluation Criteria: Feasibility Ease-Of-Use False Negative: Falsely rejecting a biometric factor that does match a defined profile User Inconvenience Scale 5 Users vs. 500 Users Cost Biometric units are not cheap Residential Door Locks start at $200

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