FingerID: Step By Step to Design A New Security Model for Accessing Distributed Systems by Using Fingerprint - Softcover

Alotaibi, Sara Jeza; Argles, David; Wald, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3846554901 ISBN 13: 9783846554906

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The widespread authentication mechanism of username and password is out-dated, and does not meet current needs. Intruders and hackers have also learnt, and become more tech savvy. This raises the need to introduce a better and more reliable authentication mechanism which is not dependent on a series of characters, but rather on a technology that is unique and only possessed by the individual. Another problem faced by modern-day Internet users is that they are required to maintain a long list of passwords for their web accounts - maybe 15-20 accounts. In this book, we propose a one-stop solution to eliminate all these problems; a new security model based on Fingerprint Recognition for Distributed Systems. This solution will make the experience of access to distributed web accounts a more secure, accessible and usable one. The findings of this book will revolutionise the entire authentication mechanism on the web, and thereby enable the user access to distributed accounts at a single point.

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About the Author

is a Lecture at Taif University in Saudi Arabia, and currently a PhD Researcher in 'Web and Internet Science' at University of Southampton in UK. Sara’s work on FingerID won a lot of 'Distinguished Achievement Awards' from several organizations. She is the author of several articles published in reputed journals and conferences.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3846554901
• ISBN 13: 9783846554906
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152