• DocumentCode
    1178228
  • Title

    Biometric recognition: security and privacy concerns

  • Author

    Prabhakar, Salil ; Pankanti, Sharath ; Jain, Anil K.

  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    42
  • Abstract
    Biometrics offers greater security and convenience than traditional methods of personal recognition. In some applications, biometrics can replace or supplement the existing technology. In others, it is the only viable approach. But how secure is biometrics? And what are the privacy implications?.
  • Keywords
    authorisation; biometrics (access control); data privacy; biometric recognition; personal recognition; privacy; security; Biometrics; Character recognition; Computer security; Data security; Databases; Humans; Pattern recognition; Privacy; Protection; Robustness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSECP.2003.1193209
  • Filename
    1193209