Is Biometric Reliable?

The rapid progress of technologies over recent year has provided us with many unique products and services which we could not even have imagined in the past. Availability of new technology has certainly brought significant changes not only in people’s lifestyle but also revolutionized various sectors of industry world wide. The high tech technology are, no doubt, the driving force behind all the changes taking place in areas such as in authenticating users, banking, traveling, re-tailing and so on. Managing confidential data and sensitive information required a reliable means of identification for preventing unauthorized user from entering the restrictive area and accessing sensitive data. Since the process of authenticating is so important for security purposes, both the government and the private sector are now exploring the best ways to handle on-line fraud and identity theft, to increase security and to improve the reliability of access pass control of staff/employee entering restricted areas and to examine access aspects of the sensitive information. 

Biometrics systems are used in electronically authenticating an individual’s unique physical and behavioral characteristics. This system electronically captures a physical feature and behavioral characteristics and then matches it against a database of templates to detect and authenticate people’s identity. Biometric technology consists of six primary techniques
• Fingerprint
• Hand geometry
• Retinal scan,
• Signature dynamics
• Voice verification
• Key stroke dynamics