Misplaced fears impede biometric adoption
May 28, 2006
BY Vance Bjorn
So let’s debunk the myths and misconceptions here, and get rid of the apprehension about biometrics.
1. One of the most common misconceptions is that fake fingers can easily fool a fingerprint authentication system. However, with currently-available technology, the optical reader scans the fingerprint and uses an algorithm that can detect three dimensional structures so photocopies, transparencies or latent images of a fingerprint will not be accepted as valid.
2. People fear that companies are storing fingerprint images. Enterprise authentication applications do not store an actual fingerprint image, but rather identify data points on the finger to create a stream of ones and zeros that is a unique representation of the fingerprint.
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So let’s debunk the myths and misconceptions here, and get rid of the apprehension about biometrics.
1. One of the most common misconceptions is that fake fingers can easily fool a fingerprint authentication system. However, with currently-available technology, the optical reader scans the fingerprint and uses an algorithm that can detect three dimensional structures so photocopies, transparencies or latent images of a fingerprint will not be accepted as valid.
2. People fear that companies are storing fingerprint images. Enterprise authentication applications do not store an actual fingerprint image, but rather identify data points on the finger to create a stream of ones and zeros that is a unique representation of the fingerprint.
Source: http://www.kioskmarketplace.com/