Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems: Technological, Operational, and User-Related Factors
This book considers biometric technology in a broad light, integrating the concept seamlessly into mainstream IT, while discussing the cultural attitudes and the societal impact of identity management. Features: summarizes the material covered at the beginning of every chapter, and provides chapter-ending review questions and discussion points; reviews identity verification in nature, and early historical interest in anatomical measurement; provides an overview of biometric technology, presents a focus on biometric systems and true systems integration, examines the concept of identity management, and predicts future trends; investigates performance issues in biometric systems, the management and security of biometric data, and the impact of mobile devices on biometrics technology; explains the equivalence of performance across operational nodes, introducing the APEX system; considers the legal, political and societal factors of biometric technology, in addition to user psychology and other human factors.
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Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems: Technological, Operational, and User-Related Factors
This book considers biometric technology in a broad light, integrating the concept seamlessly into mainstream IT, while discussing the cultural attitudes and the societal impact of identity management. Features: summarizes the material covered at the beginning of every chapter, and provides chapter-ending review questions and discussion points; reviews identity verification in nature, and early historical interest in anatomical measurement; provides an overview of biometric technology, presents a focus on biometric systems and true systems integration, examines the concept of identity management, and predicts future trends; investigates performance issues in biometric systems, the management and security of biometric data, and the impact of mobile devices on biometrics technology; explains the equivalence of performance across operational nodes, introducing the APEX system; considers the legal, political and societal factors of biometric technology, in addition to user psychology and other human factors.
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Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems: Technological, Operational, and User-Related Factors

Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems: Technological, Operational, and User-Related Factors

by Julian Ashbourn
Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems: Technological, Operational, and User-Related Factors

Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems: Technological, Operational, and User-Related Factors

by Julian Ashbourn

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Overview

This book considers biometric technology in a broad light, integrating the concept seamlessly into mainstream IT, while discussing the cultural attitudes and the societal impact of identity management. Features: summarizes the material covered at the beginning of every chapter, and provides chapter-ending review questions and discussion points; reviews identity verification in nature, and early historical interest in anatomical measurement; provides an overview of biometric technology, presents a focus on biometric systems and true systems integration, examines the concept of identity management, and predicts future trends; investigates performance issues in biometric systems, the management and security of biometric data, and the impact of mobile devices on biometrics technology; explains the equivalence of performance across operational nodes, introducing the APEX system; considers the legal, political and societal factors of biometric technology, in addition to user psychology and other human factors.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780857294661
Publisher: Springer London
Publication date: 04/12/2011
Edition description: 2011
Pages: 201
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Biometrics Revisited.- Biometric Systems Defined.- Identity Management.- True Systems Integration.- Performance Issues.- Equivalence of Performance.- Aligning Biometrics with Data.- The Mobile World.- Human Factors.- The Politics.- The Future.- Epilogue.

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