Biometric User Authentication for IT Security

In the current security environment, reliable biometric user authentication techniques are in great demand. This book reviews general principles of passive (physiological traits such as fingerprint, iris, face) and active (learned and trained behavior such as voice, handwriting and gait) biometric recognition techniques, and focuses particularly on the potential of handwriting as a biometric technique. The comprehensive analysis covers sensor characteristic dependency, attack scenarios, and the generation of cryptographic keys from handwriting.

Covers fundamentals in biometrics and user authentication Other books in this area concentrate on passive schemes, whereas this book provides a comprehensive analysis of an active biometric technique: handwriting Includes thorough discussion of attack scenarios Details generation of cryptographic keys from handwriting

Inhalt
Fundamentals - Overview.- Fundamentals in Biometrics.- Biometric Modalities.- Fundamentals in User Authentication.- Handwriting Biometrics - Overview.- Evaluating Handwriting Biometrics.- Biometric Hash.- User Verification.