Biometrics
signatures, biometrics are set to pervade
nearly all aspects of the economy and our
daily lives. Utilising biometrics for
personal authentication is becoming
convenient and considerably more
accurate than current methods (such as
the utilisation of passwords or PINs). This
is because biometrics links the event to a
particular individual (a password or token
may be used by someone other than the
authorised user), is convenient (nothing
to carry or remember), accurate (it
provides for positive authentication), can
provide an audit trail and is becoming
socially acceptable and cost effective.
The most common biometric systems
measure fingerprints or hand prints. More
advanced biometric systems measure the
users voice, features of the users eyes, or
the geometry of their entire face. Futuristic
systems measure the users ears, their
smell, or even their DNA.
e-Passports
Identity theft is growing at a phenomenal
rate, and national governments are
attempting to ensure that this becomes
much more difficult for the perpetrators
of this types of crime. The use of multi-
modal biometrics (i.e. the overlaying of
one biometric with another) raises the
barrier significantly in assuring the
An Australian e-Passport
person examining the data subject
(that’s you and I) that we are who we say the International Civil Aviation biometrics as an integral part of its’
we are. This is happening with the Organisation (ICAO), being the identity management solutions. Various
specification for the new ePassports. international body helping to establish popular biometrics being included
The EU has adopted and mandated that the International Standard for within this suite include static
a face and finger-print will be used in all ePassports, which will become an ISO biometrics such as fingerprints, iris,
new EU ePassports. Standard in due course. retina and dynamic biometrics such as
Other countries signature and voice recognition. You can
may opt for face Fallibility rest assured that if Microsoft have
and iris – face Biometrics are more secure than pass- included biometrics as an integral part
having been words, but they can also be fooled. For of their new Windows CardSpace, you
mandated by example, one hacker discovered that will see an ever-increasing implement-
fingerprint readers could be fooled by ation of biometric identification in our
copying a fingerprint using daily life as time goes on.
the goo that “Gummy Bears”
are made from; but if you Frequently Asked Questions
have a registration process The following set of Frequently Asked
that includes tying a device or Questions (FAQs) was developed by the
passport to an individual National Science & Technology
through as very careful Council’s (NSTC) sub-committee on
registration process, you can biometrics.
minimise the possibility of ID theft The sub-committee will review this set
or ID fraud. of FAQs for consistency as standards
Biometrics are automated are passed. The sub-committee recog-
methods of recognising a person nises the impact of ongoing challenge
based on a physiological or behavioural problems, technical evaluations, and
characteristics. Microsoft has developed technology advancements. The FAQs
A German e-Passport
a whole suite of identity solutions within will be updated accordingly to reflect
the VISTA product which can include these changes.
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