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Pointing the Finger at Biometric Technology
26 June 2001
 
Andrew Phillips  

Biometrics is an emerging authentication and identification method that includes a variety of technologies. Many biometric products have the potential for technical improvement and require application-specific and vendor-specific advice for optimum performance. Nevertheless, biometric implementations provide a compelling solution in specific scenarios, and are encouraged by the increase of IT security in financial services and government sectors.




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Table of Contents
      Introduction
      Biometric Industry Overview
      Biometric Technology Evaluation
        False Rejection and Acceptance Ratings
        Biometric Applications
      Decision Drivers: The Suitability of Biometric Authentication
        Biometric Technology Adoption Accelerators and Inhibitors
        The Biometric API
        Biometrics and Privacy
      Gartner Dataquest Perspective
List of Tables
Table 1: Major Biometric Technologies: Strengths, Weaknesses and Leading Vendors
Table 2: Fingertip Biometric Technologies: Advantages and Disadvantages
Table 3: Comparison of Major Biometric Technologies
Table 4: Summary of Typical Applications for Selected Biometrics
Table 5: Factors Affecting the Operation of Biometric Hardware
Table 6: Examples of Worldwide Biometric Applications by Technology
Table 7: Summary of Biometric 'Friendly' and 'Unfriendly' Scenarios
Table 8: Biometric Industry Accelerators and Inhibitors
List of Figures
Figure 1: False Rejection Rate is Limited by System Accuracy
Figure 2: Summary of Detection-Error Trade-Off for Selected Biometric Technologies: U.K. Government Test Program
Figure 3: Biometric Hardware Shipments by Vertical Market, 2000



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