Margaret Brown 3rd period October 14, 2007 Hand Biometrics Margaret Brown 3rd period October 14, 2007

History of Biometrics Biometrics were first used in China in the 14th century to distinguish small children. Their palm and hand prints were taken. In the 1800’s the Bertillion System was used until William and Willy West had similar measurements, but different finger prints. After this incident, the Bertillion Method was not used and they decided to use fingerprints instead.

History of Biometrics cont. Today, biometrics are used all over the world with ten different methods. Biometrics are becoming more popular and the prices continue to decrease.

Uniqueness of Hand Biometrics Every one has a different shaped hand After you get to be a certain age your hand size doesn’t change significantly. Its is not good in one-to-many comparisons

Comparison of Different Biometrics All biometric techniques are good for verification, but only fingerprinting, iris and retinal scanning and DNA is good for identification. Fingerprinting, Iris and Retinal Scanning, and DNA are the most accurate, followed by Hand geometry, Facial Recognition, Speaker Recognition, Signature Recognition and finally Keystroke recognition. Fingerprinting, iris and retinal scanning and DNA are the most reliable.

Comparison cont. Hand geometry and facial recognition have medium reliability and keystroke, signature and voice have low reliability.

Collectibility of Hand Biometrics Hand prints are hard to collect Unless ink or some kind of dye has been put on the hand, hand prints are hard to find and need tools to find them.

Performance of Hand Biometrics The performance of hand biometrics is acceptable. The rate of error for hand geometry is about 1 in 500 Some things that could weaken its performance are hand injury and age.

Universality of Hand Biometrics Even if someone is missing a finger, they can still use hand biometrics All you need is a hand to scan Used since the 1980’s in hundreds of places all over the world

Permanence of Hand Biometrics Once a person hits a certain age, there hand doesn’t grow much more Hand Biometrics does not have the same degree of permanence as other biometrics

Acceptability of Hand Biometrics Hand Biometrics is one of the most common forms User friendly Requires least amount of data Easily integrated into an existing system

Circumvention of Hand Biometrics Hand Biometrics has a medium Circumvention rate Hand sizes could be similar to each other and outsmart the system Used more for verification that identification

Biometric identifier Universality Distinctiveness Permanence Collect ability Performance Acceptability Circumvention DNA H L Ear M Face Facial thermo gram Fingerprint Gait Hand geometry Hand vein Iris Keystroke Odor Palm print Retina Signature Voice

Application of Hand Biometrics The 1996 Olympic Games where access to and from the Olympic Village was controlled. Colombian legislature San Francisco International Airport Child day care centers use hand geometry systems to verify the identity of parents.   Lotus Development and New Mexico Elementary schools are examples of this. Hospitals use hand geometry systems to monitor payroll accuracy and access control.

Application of Hand Biometrics The University of Georgia has used hand geometry systems since 1973 for their student meal programs. All branches of the United States military. Over 90 percent of all United States nuclear power plants. Used to track prisoners. Used by international banks.

Issues and Concerns Since the hand scanners have to be large enough to fit the entire human hand, the equipment can be bulky There is a higher level of mistakes in hand recognition than other forms of biometrics

Identity Theft and Privacy Issues Hand Prints are private because no fingerprint or palm print information in stored in the database

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Biometrics in the Future Car locks Replace Passwords Replace Credit cards Replace keys Used in all businesses as security

Hand Biometrics in Crime Scene If a hand print is found, it can be used to as a check against any suspects. Since it can not be used as for identification, the only way it can really be used is in verifying that the suspect was at the crime scene.