Practical Biometrics: From Aspiration to Implementation (Springer Professional Computing) - Softcover

Ashbourn, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447110560 ISBN 13: 9781447110569

Publisher: Springer, 2013

Synopsis

Biometrics, or the practice of using body markers such as fingerprinting to identify users, is becoming increasingly relevant in the current global climate. This book examines the practical implications for implementing biometric solutions in business, and suggests ideas for managing the issues raised.

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Review

"Practical Biometrics" is "practical" in the truest sense of the word. Julian Ashbourn has a thorough understanding of biometric technology and the issues organizations need to address when they set out to deploy biometric-based security. He does an excellent job of communicating that knowledge and describing how BANTAM and Pentaksi, systems he developed, can be used to enhance the success of biometric implementations.", Judith Markowitz, President, J. Markowitz, Consultants, USA

From the Inside Flap

Given the current governmental interest in the wide deployment of biometric techniques in relation to identity cards, passports, social security and other areas, the concept of Biometric Identity Verification remains very topical.

Containing a wealth of real world advice and written from an operational rather than purely academic persepctive, "Practical Biometircs" examines the many issues raised by the application of biometric technologies to practical situations.

Key Topics:

This book concentrates on the practical implementation of biometric verification techniques, with specific regard to wide scale public applications. It acts as a practical guide to implementation, identifying the associated issues around.

- Scalability in applications featuring biometric verification techniques
- Interoperability, both from a technical and operational perspective
- Ethnicity and the associated implications for biometric verification checks
- Failure to enrol and other error conditions
- User psychology - the less obvious, but vitally important aspects of operational performance

Features and Benefits:

- Highlights non device-specific issues such as human factors, environment, privacy and data protection
- Focuses on the practical aspects of managing large-scale systems
- Provides an invaluable resource to program managers, application developers and consultants working in this area

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447110560
• ISBN 13: 9781447110569
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176