Biometric System and Recognition

In this paper, the emerging requirements of reliable and highly accurate personal identification in a number of government and commercial applications (e.g., international border crossings, access to buildings, laptops and mobile phones) have served as an impetus for a tremendous growth in biometric recognition technology. Biometrics refers to the automatic recognition of an individual by using anatomical or behavioral traits associated with that person. By using biometrics, it is possible to recognize a person based on who you are, rather than by what you possess (e.g., an ID card) or what you remember (e.g., a password). Biometrics is automated recognition of individuals based on their behavioral and biological characteristics”, a vulnerability in biometric security results in incorrect recognition or failure to correctly recognize individuals. This paper presents a framework for integrating the ancillary information with the output of a primary biometric system.