Biometrics Authentication System

ABSTRACT

"Biometrics" means "life measurement" but the term is usually associated with the use of unique physiological characteristics to identify an individual. The application which most people associate with biometrics is security. However, biometrics identification has eventually a much broader relevance as computer interface becomes more natural. Knowing the person with whom you are conversing is an important part of human interaction and one expects computers of the future to have the same capabilities.

A number of biometric traits have been developed and are used to authenticate the person's identity. The idea is to use the special characteristics of a person to identify him. By using special characteristics we mean the using the features such as face, iris, fingerprint, signature etc. The method of identification based on biometric characteristics is preferred over traditional passwords and PIN based methods for various reasons such as: The person to be identified is required to be physically present at the time-of-identification. Identification based on biometric techniques obviates the need to remember a password or carry a token. A biometric system is essentially a pattern recognition system which makes a personal identification by determining the authenticity of a specific physiological or behavioral characteristic possessed by the user. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CERTIFICATION PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY

1.2STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

1.3PURPOSE OF STUDY

1.4IMPORTANCE OF STUDY

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 14TH CENTURY CHINA

2.2 LATE 19TH CENTURY: FINGERPRINTING BEGINS

2.3 LATE 20TH CENTURY: AUTOMATED BIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 BIOMETRICS RECOGNITION

3.1BACKGROUND CONCEPTS

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 PERFORMANCE OF BIOMETRIC

4.2HOW DOES BIOMETRICS TECHNOLOGY WORK

4.3BENEFITS OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION

5.1LIMITATION OF STUDY

5.2SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

5.3 REFERENCES