one of various technologies that utilize behavioral or physiological characteristics to determine or verify identity Finger-scan is a commonly used biometric Plural form also acceptable: Retina-scan and iris-scan are eye-based biometrics "
A biometric identification system identifies a human from a measurement of a physical feature or repeatable action of the individual (for example, hand geometry, retinal scan, iris scan, fingerprint patterns, facial characteristics, DNA sequence characteristics, voice prints, and hand written signature) (ASTM E1762 - 95, as cited in the HISB draft Glossary of Terms Related to Information Security In Health care Information Systems) Part of entity authentication on the matrix
systems measure some physical property of the user such as hand geometry, retina pattern, or voice pattern These type of devices offer very high security but also are the most expensive and require that the user be present in order to be enrolled into the system
A type of security that grants or denies access to a computer systems through the analysis of fingerprints, retinal patterns in the eye, or other bodily characteristics
is the science and technology of measuring human body characteristics such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand measurements Such mesurements can be used to authenticate a computer user, and seem about to emerge as replacements for passwords
A general term for the verification of individuals using unique biological characteristics (i e fingerprints, hand geometry, voice analysis, the retinal pattern in the eye)
-The identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice or hand-writing Costs of biometrics authentication systems have been dropping and reliability improving, but many users are still wary of being identified by personal, unchangeable characteristics
– the practice of automatically identifying people by one or more bodily characteristics Bobby – a web site accessibility assessment tool developed by CAST, and located here Browser - the software on a computer that allows websites to be rendered so they can be "read" by users, this maybe a browser that renders things visually, in a manner confined to text only, or in any other manner that may be appropriate, such as voice output Index
An identifier that measures a borrowers unique physical characteristic or behavior and compares it to a stored digital template to authenticate the identity of the borrower Examples include fingerprints, hand or face geometry, a retinal scan, and the borrower's signature
Biometric methods of identification work by measuring unique human characteristics as a way to confirm identity, for example, finger or iris scanning or dynamic signature verification
Userrecognitionsystems to access logical security built into networks using parts of the body instead of passwords Input devices such as hand geometry readers (identify finger prints) and retina scanners (identify an individuals eyeball pattern) see retina scanner hand geometry
The use of a persons physical characteristics such as fingerprints, hand geometry, voice or signature characteristics, eye patterns, and so on, for authentication
Biometrics utilize "something you are" to authenticate identification This might include fingerprints, retina pattern, iris, hand geometry, vein patterns, voice password, or signature dynamics Biometrics can be used with a smart card to authenticate the user The user's biometric information is stored on a smart card, the card is placed in a reader, and a biometric scanner reads the information to match it against that on the card This is a fast, accurate, and highly-secure form of user authentication
Electronic capture and analysis of biological characteristics, such as fingerprints, facial structure or patterns in the eye Through advancements in smart cards and cheaper reader prices, biometrics is catching on as a security alternative to passwords
Computing & security The science of biometrics concerns the reading of the measurable, biological characteristics of an individual in order to identify them to a computer or other electronic system Biological characteristics normally measured include fingerprints, voice patterns, retinal and iris scans, faces, and even the chemical composition of an individual's perspiration For the effective "two-factor" security authorization of an individaul to a computer system, normally a biometric measure is used in conjunction with a token (such as a smartcard) or an item of knowledge (such as a password)
Using a physical or behavioral characteristic of a person to identify them for security purposes Book suggestion: Biometrics : Advanced Identify Verification: The Complete Guide