2001/01/01 by Nalini Ratha, N. K. Ratha, Jonathan H. Connell +3 · 8 citations
Computer Science · #Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques #Biometric Identification and Security #User Authentication and Security Systems
paper · doi:10.1147/sj.403.0614
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Because biometrics-based authentication offers several advantages over other authentication methods, there has been a significant surge in the use of biometrics for user authentication in recent years. It is important that such biometrics-based authentication systems be designed to withstand attacks when employed in security-critical applications, especially in unattended remote applications such as e-commerce. In this paper we outline the inherent strengths of biometrics-based authentication, identify the weak links in systems employing biometrics-based authentication, and present new solutions for eliminating some of these weak links. Although, for illustration purposes, fingerprint authentication is used throughout, our analysis extends to other biometrics-based methods.