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Biometrics

Biometrics

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Biometrics

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- [Instructor] Biometrics provide a means of identifying someone based upon one or more physical characteristics. They often act as both identification and authentication mechanisms, and fall into a category of authentication factors known as something you are. Good biometric authentication techniques balance the difficulty of use with the degree of security that they provide. Effective systems provide easy enrollment. The initial setup of a user may require administrator assistance, but it's accomplished fairly quickly and with a minimum of fuss. They also have low false acceptance rates. They don't admit unauthorized people inadvertently. These systems should also have low false rejection rates, meaning that they don't turn people away who should be admitted. And finally, they should have low intrusiveness. They should pass the creepiness test with users. There are a wide variety of biometric authentication techniques in use today. Fingerprint readers are commonly found on laptop…

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