Biometrics for dummies - Peter H. Gregory

Biometrics
the science of identifying humans based on unique physical characteristics
is growing in popularity among security experts and security-minded organizations. Once the realm of futurists and sci-fi, biometrics is now commonly used to reliably control whether to let you into a facility or allow you to use a computer system. Heres what it is, what it does, and how to use it.

• No lying eyes
  how scans of the retina and iris establish a persons identity




• "Triple A" gets you there
  understand how to use authentication, authorization, and audit principles




• Security vs. privacy
  how various countries are handling the privacy issues and what can be done to protect citizens privacy




• Ethics, please
  understand the ethical issues raised by the growing use of biometric information




• Palm reading, 21st century style
  how a scan of the palm, veins in the hand, and sonar imagery establish identity




• Sign here
  what it takes to fully authenticate a signature




• Walk this way
  using gait, speech, linguistic analysis, and other types of behavioral biometrics




• Securing the security
  learn the many vulnerabilities of biometric systems and how to guard against them

Open the book and find:

• Behavioral as well as physiological biometric measures




• Tips for choosing the right biometric system




• What Triple A is and how to use it




• An overview of laws regarding biometrics




• How Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle affects signatures




• Criteria for setting up an implementation plan




• How facial imaging is used




• A look at where biometrics is heading