Several issues related to the vulnerability of fingerprint recognition systems to attacks have
been highlighted in the biometrics literature. One such vulnerability involves the use of …

Designing reliable user authentication on mobile phones is becoming an increasingly
important task to protect users' private information and data. Since biometric approaches can …

Biometric recognition, or simply biometrics, refers to the use of distinctive anatomical and/or
behavioral characteristics or identifiers (eg, fingerprints, face, iris, voice, and hand geometry) …

For decades, the password has been the standard means for user authentication on
computers. However, as users are required to remember more, longer, and changing …

In two editions spanning more than a decade, The Electrical Engineering Handbook stands
as the definitive reference to the multidisciplinary field of electrical engineering. Our …

Nowadays, fingerprint biometrics is widely used in various applications, varying from
forensic investigations and migration control to access control as regards security sensitive …

User authentication systems (in short authentication systems) have wide utilization in our
daily life. Unfortunately, existing authentication systems are prone to various attacks while …

In spite of numerous advantages of biometrics-based personal authentication systems over
traditional security systems based on token or knowledge, they are vulnerable to attacks that …

Reliable person identification is an important problem in diverse businesses. Biometrics,
identification based on distinctive personal traits, has the potential to become an …

A new software-based liveness detection approach using a novel fingerprint
parameterization based on quality related features is proposed. The system is tested on a …