Systems using fingerprint biometrics most successfully often have the following attributes: Simple setup The system should guide users through registering or • – their fingerprint, typically when a user account is added. This “enrolling” usually takes about a minute and is only done once, often in the presence of a supervisor or administrator. Ease of use With a few visual cues from the system, fingerprints can be – used with little effort to link specific actions to the individuals who perform them. Speed Implemented correctly, fingerprints can be used to recognize – individuals within groups of thousands of people in under a second. Flexibility Allow users to register whichever fingers are most convenient – for them and allow two or more fingers to be used so that there is a backup in case of injury. Privacy Always store and use Fingerprint Minutiae Data (FMD), not raw – images. This is much more efficient and helps protect users’ privacy. Logging Record all uses of and failures to use biometrics, including – – – details such as time, place, and context within the system and so on. Concepts About Fingerprints literally means the measuring of a person’s physical traits. It is a technology that can be used to recognize and authenticate individuals based on who they are, instead of what they know (passwords or PINs) or what they possess (keys or swipe cards). are many types of biometrics, including palm or iris scanning, voice and face recognition. Fingerprints are the most widely used form of biometrics in commercial applications. Fingerprint sensors are now built into most notebook computers, are offered as an option on many brands of point of sale (POS) stations, and are increasingly being used in door locks, medical dispensary cabinets and other embedded devices. When adding fingerprints to the system, the most important concepts to understand are: Fingerprints are unique No two people, even identical twins, have the • – same fingerprints.
Systems using fingerprint biometrics most successfully often have the following attributes: • Simple setup – The system should guide users through registering or “enrolling” their fingerprint, typically when a user account is added. This usually takes about a minute and is only done once, often in the presence of a supervisor or administrator. Ease of use – With a few visual cues from the system, fingerprints can be used with little effort to link specific actions to the individuals who perform them. Speed – Implemented correctly, fingerprints can be used to recognize individuals within groups of thousands of people in under a second. Flexibility – Allow users to register whichever fingers are most convenient for them and allow two or more fingers to be used so that there is a backup in case of injury. Privacy – Always store and use Fingerprint Minutiae Data (FMD), not raw images. This is much more efficient and helps protect users’ privacy. Logging – Record all uses of – and failures to use – biometrics, including details such as time, place, and context within the system and so on. Concepts About Fingerprints literally means the measuring of a person’s physical traits. It is a technology that can be used to recognize and authenticate individuals based on who they are, instead of what they know (passwords or PINs) or what they possess (keys or swipe cards). are many types of biometrics, including palm or iris scanning, voice and face recognition. Fingerprints are the most widely used form of biometrics in commercial applications. Fingerprint sensors are now built into most notebook computers, are offered as an option on many brands of point of sale (POS) stations, and are increasingly being used in door locks, medical dispensary cabinets and other embedded devices. When adding fingerprints to the system, the most important concepts to understand are: • Fingerprints are unique – No two people, even identical twins, have the same fingerprints.