Biometric Technologies and Verification Systems
Biometric Technologies and Verification Systems is organized into nine parts composed of 30 chapters, including an extensive glossary of biometric terms and acronyms. It discusses the current state-of-the-art in biometric verification/authentication, identification and system design principles. It also provides a step-by-step discussion of how biometrics works; how biometric data in human beings can be collected and analyzed in a number of ways; how biometrics are currently being used as a method of personal identification in which people are recognized by their own unique corporal or behavioral characteristics; and how to create detailed menus for designing a biometric verification system.
Only biometrics verification/authentication is based on the identification of an intrinsic part of a human being. Tokens, such as smart cards, magnetic stripe cards, and physical keys can be lost, stolen, or duplicated. Passwords can be forgotten, shared, or unintentionally observed by a th… More >>
Biometric Technologies and Verification Systems
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This is a great book about verification systems that use biometrics. It covers all the bases and provides insights that most of us would never think about when selecting a biometric technology. This book includes easy to understand explanations of how the technologies work and it also provides sections on deployment at an enterprise level. I don’t think there is any form of verification here that the author didn’t cover. Apparently there is bioverification technology in the works that will verify you based on your scent. I think this is less a “verification” technology and more so one of “surveillance”. Perhaps a bit sci-fi, but it’s good for a book to elucidate where technology is heading. So, the book is good in that respect as well as explaining clearly where things are today. My company is in the process of building a secured computer forensics laboratory area in our building that will control and monitor access, this book provided some very useful insights and raised my level of awareness with respect to intrusiveness or non-intrusiveness and the accuracy and speed of the different technologies. In my humble opinion, iris identification seems to be the best as a secured access control. But that is just my opinion and you’ll have to read the book to formulate your own!
I like this book. The author did a great job covering the complete scope of biometric verification systems. This is a one-stop-shopping treatment of the state-of-the-art systems and gives the reader a perspective of not only the technologies, but the susceptibilities and emerging security risks and tradeoffs. Reading this book made me realize that not only will IT security analysts and engineers have interest, but that criminologists will find this extremely insightful and helpful. Written in concise, easy to read format. Highly recommended.
Security managers will welcome John Vacca’s comprehensive, practical volume on biometrics, i.e., automated methods for identifying someone or verifying someone’s identity, based on the person’s physiological or behavioral characteristics. Biometric technologies offer reliable, accurate, and practical methods for the automated verification of identity. The applications include health and social service programs, passport programs, driver licenses, electronic banking, investing, retail sales, and law enforcement. As such, this book is sorely needed.
The use of biometrics to secure valuable information is a necessity. This book provides insight into the implementation of this incredible methodology.
Biometric Technologies and Verification Systems by John Vacca provides a great source of information on the latest physical recognition systems, committees and emerging standards. The book is rich in easy to comprehend discussions of the various recognition technologies and how they work. The book also describes deployment and implementation strategies along with social, privacy, economic and legal considerations. If you want to know about Biometric Technologies, this is the book to read.