All pages tagged with biometrics
Biometric Technology Stomps Identity Theft
Because of recent advances in computer science, biometric technology products (BTPs) have become more reliable and less expensive to own. With a BTP--such as an iris analyzer--a living person's identity ...
Written by: Seyoum “Zegâ€� Zegiorgis and added on June 4, 2011More than a pretty face, Biometrics and SmartCard Tokens
The goal of biometric authentication is to determine if the user is the authentic enrolled user or an impostor. Assuming the user has previously enrolled, positive verification or identification consists ...
Written by: Gregory Williams and added on June 10, 2011Biometrics and User Authentication
Biometrics is a field of technology which has been and is being used in the identification of individuals based on some physical attribute. As funding for research has permitted there ...
Written by: Michael Zimmerman and added on March 3, 2011A Concept for Universal Identification
The goal of this paper is to provide a detailed look at a new perspective for a unified, secure and consolidated form of personal identification. The advanced yet inexpensive technology ...
Written by: Daniel E Williams and added on May 25, 2011Biometrics: Technology That Gives You a Password You Can't Share
User passwords have always been a big issue for administrators and for users. For administrators, it creates a huge workload to administer passwords. Users have a hard time memorizing their ...
Written by: Yevgeniy Libov and added on April 22, 2011The Lure of Biometrics
This article introduces biometrics and discusses some of the complex issues associated with use of biometrics for identification and authentication of individuals and its impact on both standalone and networked ...
Written by: Edgar Danielyan and added on Jan. 26, 2011Password security and the means of achieving it within a Novell environment
This paper will focus on the need for password security and the various means of implementing and maintaining it within a Novell NDS / eDirectory environment. Securing the accounts in ...
Written by: Erik Ball and added on June 20, 2011Physical Security: A Biometric Approach
In the competitive business world today, the negative publicity and financial ramifications from an IT physical security breakage can be disastrous. An IT physical security breakage could and most likely ...
Written by: Ryan Hay and added on Jan. 30, 2011Extranets: The Weakest Link & Security
Extranets linking trading partners need to be secure, and need the following security services: access controls, integrity, availability, confidentiality, repudiation, and authentication. The following is a list of tools and ...
Written by: Slawomir Marcinkowski and added on Feb. 17, 2011Firewall Basics
<font size="3"><b>What is a firewall?</b></font><br> A firewall is a gateway that restricts and controls the flow of traffic between networks, typically between an internal corporate network and the Internet. Firewalls ...
Written by: Manu Arian and added on Jan. 10, 2011