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Saturday 4 January 2014

What is Biometrics Security?

Biometrics is a combination of two Greek words "bio" which means life and "metric" which means to measure.It is a technology used to measure and analyse a person;s unique characteristics.Its characteristics may be divided into two main classess:


1) Physiological characteristics which are related to the shape of the body.For Example- fingerprint,face recognition,DNA,hand and palm geometry,iris recognition etc.


2) Behavioural are related to the behaviour of a person. Foe example- typing rythm,gate and voice.Some researchers have coined the term behaviometrics for this class of biometrics.


Features of biometrics:

  • Unique
  • Cannot be shared
  • Cannot be copied
  • Cannot be lost

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