• DocumentCode
    997811
  • Title

    Techniques for securing multimedia content in consumer electronic appliances using biometric signatures

  • Author

    Corcoran, Peter ; Cucos, Alex

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    545
  • Lastpage
    551
  • Abstract
    A system is described for CE appliances which employs a biometrically auditable public key infrastructure for securing multimedia content (BAPTISM). It is based on biometrically generated key-pairs and is designed to protect the fair use rights of end-users. By taking advantage of low-cost fingerprint scanners the system can be readily incorporated into networked handheld and CE appliances.
  • Keywords
    Internet; broadband networks; consumer electronics; digital signatures; electronic products; home computing; multimedia communication; public key cryptography; radio networks; telecommunication security; CE appliances; biometric signatures; consumer electronic appliances; end-users; fingerprint scanners; multimedia content security; public key infrastructure; wide area network; wireless home network; Biometrics; Consumer electronics; Fingerprint recognition; Home appliances; Law; Multimedia systems; Music; Public key; Video compression; Video sharing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0098-3063
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCE.2005.1468000
  • Filename
    1468000