Biometrics

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Term Paper Title	Biometrics
# of Words	937
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	3.75

biometrics

[Category]:

Technology

[Paper Title]:

biometrics

[Text]:

Biometrics uses personal characteristics to identify users. When it comes to
security, mapping unique patterns and traits in fingerprints, irises or voices
is considered light years ahead of forcing employees to memorize combinations of
letters and numbers -- which are easily compromised and easily forgotten.

The technology works by taking measurements -- whether it is the weight and
length of bones in the hand or the pattern of blood vessels inside the eye or
the pattern of fingerprints -- and then storing the specifics, often called
minutiae, in a database. When a user scans a hand or retina, the new mapping is
compared with the stored data. Access is either granted or denied based on
matching patterns that are unique to each individual. It's that ability to
identify someone based on unique physical traits that is driving biometrics into
the corporate enterprise. As more high-priced transactions are conducted over
the Internet, businesses increasingly need ironclad authentication of someone's
identity. Add to that the increasing amount of in house security breaches and
corporate espionage, and you'll find network and security administrators
grappling for a better way to secure information from unauthorized eyes.

Until recently, the problem with biometrics has been its staggering cost. But
prices have dropped by 80% to 90% in the past two to three years. A boom in
research and development has produced quality improvements and price reductions.
A stand-alone fingerprint reader might have cost anywhere from $2,000 to $3,000
two years ago, but now it can sell for less than $100.

Analysts say fingerprint scanning is the top biometric in terms of mind and
market share, with hand geometry coming in second, followed by face and iris
scanning.

There's a growing crop of biometrics vendors expanding the market and pushing
what was once technology solely aimed at forensics and government security into
the enterprise market. Companies such as Identix of Sunnyvale, Calif., Veridicom
of Santa Clara and Key Tronic in Spokane, Wash., are taking biometrics
corporate.

And they're catching the eye of industry giants like Compaq, which is
embedding fingerprint scanners into keyboards and laptops.

The city of Oceanside, Calif., is well beyond the initial testing phase when
it comes to using fingerprinting to authenticate users. With 90% deployment,
Michael Sherwood, director of the city's IT dep...

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