New Security Approaches

Biometric Techologies are Coming of Age

Traditional Security Approaches
Human guards
Police
Locks and keys
Numeric keypads
Magnetic cards/PINs
Source: www.zonezero.com
Usernames/passwords
Surveillance cameras
 What is wrong with traditional
security approaches?
 Human guards, police are
expensive, prone to error and
corruption
 Keys, PINs, passwords can
be stolen, lost, or cracked
 PIN identifies a card and
password identifies a
username, not user Source: www.cityofcody.com
Definition of Biometrics
Computerized methods
of instantly recognizing
people based on unique
physical or behavioral
characteristics

Source: www.banking.com
 Tasks of Biometric
Technologies: Identification
Captures a person’s
biometric information
and looks for a match
Answers question “Who
are you?”
Answers question “Are
you the one we are
looking for?” Source: www.time.com
 Tasks of Biometric Technologies:
Authentication
Prompts a person to
identify herself (e.g.
insert card or type
username)

Captures the person’s

biometric information
and verifies if she is who
she claims to be
Source: www.digitalpersona.com
 Types of Biometrics

Face recognition
Iris scanning
Retina scanning
Fingerprinting
Hand geometry
Voice recognition
Signature verification
Keystroke dynamics
Source: www.hsme.memphis.edu
 Types of Biometrics

Face recognition

Source: www.adobe.com
 Types of Biometrics

Iris scanning

Source: www.cnn.com
 Recognized After 17 Years

 The Afghan woman,

Sharbat Gula, was
photographed 17 years
ago in a refugee camp
in Pakistan. She was
found by the original
phographer in the
beginning of 2002. Her
identity was confirmed
by iris analysis.
 Types of Biometrics

Retina scanning

Source: www.cnn.com
 Types of Biometrics

Fingerprinting

Source: http://it.mycareer.com.au
 Types of Biometrics

Hand geometry

Source: www.eggington.net
 Types of Biometrics

Voice recognition

Source: http://biometrics.cse.msu.edu
 Types of Biometrics

Signature verification

Source: www.state.tn.us
 Types of Biometrics

Keystroke dynamics

Source: website.lineone.net
Biometrics Comparison

Face recognition

Retina scanning

Iris scanning

Voice recognition

Hand geometry

Fingerprinting
Cost
Accuracy
Intrusiveness
 Applications of Biometrics:
Identification
• Search and apprehension of
criminals and suspects
• Counterterrorism
• Identification of visitors
• Shopping mall security
• Identification of shoppers
Source: www. access-control-systems.org
 Applications of Biometrics:
Authentication
 Physical access control
 Time and attendance
 Benefit payment systems
 Border control systems
 PC/Network access control
 Internet verification for e-
commerce and home workers
 ATM applications
 National identity cards Source: www.qvoice.com
 Future Biometrics

Instant DNA testing

Source: www.ozspy.com.au
 Future Biometrics

Brain wave scanning

Source: www.skirsch.com
 Biometrics and Rising Privacy
Concerns
“Big Brother”
Invasion of privacy
Total surveillance
Theft of biometric data
Lack of effective privacy
legislation Source:www.promax-uk.org
 When will biometric technologies
by available?
 Available now from a
number of vendors
 Fingerprinting devices sell
for around $100
 Iris scanning devices start at
around $300
 Face recognition systems
start at around $15,000
Source: www.siemens.com
 Prices expected to continue
falling by as much as 50%
by 2005
 How can my organization become
involved in biometric technologies?
Physical access restrictions
Computer networks and remote access
issues
Time and attendance issues
Individual customers or online business
partners
Security procedures for online payments
Currently used technologies
 Who is involved with biometrics
locally?
 Washington Mutual (formerly Bank
United) experimented with “Eye-TMs”
– iris scanning of ATM customers
 Kroger and HEB installed fingerprinting
for time and attendance monitoring
 NASA experiments with using Source: www.viisage.com

biometrics to allow engineers to control

space flights from home computers
 Compaq offers several fingerprinting
devices
Your questions are welcome!