Biometrics For Dummies

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From the Back Cover Dig into biometric identification the fun and friendly Dummies way! 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. Here's what it is, what it does, and how to use it. No lying eyes — how scans of the retina and iris establish a person's 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 Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle affects signatures Criteria for setting up an implementation plan How facial imaging is used A look at where biometrics is heading Read more About the Author Peter Gregory, CISA, CISSP, is a security and risk manager for a financial services organization and the author of twenty books on security and technology. Michael A. Simon is a security consultant with experience in the government, military, banking, nonprofit, law enforcement, healthcare, e-commerce, and telecommunications industries. Read more