Title :
On Privacy Protection in Biometric Passports
Author :
Kalman, Gyorgy ; Noll, Josef
Author_Institution :
UniK, Univ. Grad. Center, Kjeller
Abstract :
In this paper we investigate issues related to biometric passports. First an overview of the current system is given. Then we present weaknesses associated with the hash functions designed for binary data used on bitmaps. After we show the possibility to use watermarking technologies to avoid storing the fingerprint in the passport but retaining the fingerprint check function.
Keywords :
biometrics (access control); fingerprint identification; image coding; watermarking; binary data; biometric passports; bitmaps; fingerprint check function; hash functions; privacy protection; watermarking technologies; Access control; Bioinformatics; Biometrics; Cryptography; Fingerprint recognition; Paper technology; Privacy; Protection; Radiofrequency identification; Watermarking; biometrics; chosen-plaintext attack; chosen-prefix attack; fingerprint; hash; passport; privacy; watermark;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Society, 2009. ICDS '09. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3550-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3526-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICDS.2009.22
