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What Is Biometric

Biometrics involves the automated measurement of physiological and behavioral characteristics to authenticate identity, using systems that operate in either verification or identification modes. A typical biometric system consists of four main modules: sensor, feature extractor, matcher, and system database. The system can determine identity through identification (who is this?) or verification (is this who they claim to be?), with templates that may be updated over time.

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What Is Biometric

Biometrics involves the automated measurement of physiological and behavioral characteristics to authenticate identity, using systems that operate in either verification or identification modes. A typical biometric system consists of four main modules: sensor, feature extractor, matcher, and system database. The system can determine identity through identification (who is this?) or verification (is this who they claim to be?), with templates that may be updated over time.

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18CSE357T – BIOMETRICS

Unit –1 : Session –1 : SLO -1

SRM Institute of Science and Technology 1


Ⅰ. Introduction
• The Term Biometric Comes From The
Greek Words Bios (Life) And Metrikos
(Measure).

• Definition:
“Automated measurement of Physiological
and/or behavioral characteristics to
determine or authenticate identity”

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What is Biometric?
“Automated measurement”
◼ No human involvement.
◼ Comparison takes place in Real-Time.

“Physiological and/or behavioral characteristics”

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What is Biometric?(Cont..)
“Determine or Authenticate Identity”
◼ Identification Systems:
• Who am I?
• Determine Identity
◼ Verification Systems:
• Am I who I claim to be?
• Authenticate Identity
• More accurate.
• Less expensive.
• Faster.
• More limited in function.
• No Requires more effort by user.

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Ⅱ. Biometric System

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Basic Structure of Biometric
Biometric System
• A Biometric System Is Designed Using The
Following Four Main Modules.

1) Sensor Module
(Encapsulating a Quality Checking Module)
2) Feature Module
3) Matcher Module
(Encapsulating a Decision Making Module)
4) System Database Module

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Biometric System (Cont..)

template

A sample flow chart:


Sensor Matcher
Feature System
Qualify Extractor Decision
Database
checker Maker

The templates in the system database


may be updated over time.
True / False

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Biometric System (Cont..)
• A biometric system may operate either in verification
mode or identification mode.

A. Verification mode:
“Does this biometric data belong to Bob? ”

B. Identification mode:
“Whose biometric data is this? ”

• “Recognition” is the generic term of verification and


identification.

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Biometric System (Cont..)

Template

Login Quality Feature


System
Interface Checker Extractor
Database
Get Name & Snapshot Check Quality

Enrollment

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Biometric System (Cont..)

Claimed identity

Login Feature
Matcher System
Interface Extractor
Database
One template
Get Name & Snapshot Extract Features One match

True / False
Verification

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Biometric System (Cont..)

Login Feature
Matcher System
Interface Extractor
Database
N templates
Get Name & Snapshot Extract Features N match

User’s identity or
Identification “user unidentified”

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