Biometrics: Advanced Identity Verification: The Complete Guide [With CDROM]

Biometric identity verification (BIV) offers a radical alternative to passports, PIN numbers, and ID cards. It uses physiological or behavioral characteristics such as fingerprints, hand geometry, and retinas to check a person's identity. This book provides an easy-to-read, non-technical introduction to BIV systems. It explains the background and then tells readers how to get their system up and running quickly. Julian Ashbourn details:
x Setting the objectives: Being clear about the purpose of the pilot program and its expected outcomes.
x Choosing the project team: The importance of having the right people involved at all stages of the pilot project.
x Choosing the technology: Choosing the right technology for both the biometric devices and the supporting technical infrastructure.
x Working with vendors: Managing the business partnership and the associated expectations.
x The test environment: The importance of the test environment to the overall project and how to manage this element.
x Marketing and communications: How to prepare properly for the pilot.
x The enrollment center: How to successfully incorporate this into your pilot project.
xThe kick off: Starting the system up and getting it running.
x Gathering data: What to do with the resulting information.
x Making adjustments: Fine tuning the system for best results.

This volume will be an invaluable read for practitioners, managers and IT personnel. Includes a CD-ROM containing biometric software developed by the author, who was one of the pioneers in integrating biometric technology and has provided input into many prototype BIV systems around the world.

Biometric identity verification (BIV) offers a radical alternative to passports, PIN numbers, ID cards and driving licences. It uses physiological or behavioural characteristics such as fingerprints, hand geometry, and retinas to check a person's identity. It is therefore much less open to fraudulent use, which makes it ideal for use in voting systems, financial transactions, benefit payment administration, border control, and prison access.

This is the first book to provide business readers with an easy-to-read, non-technical introduction to BIV systems. It explains the background and then tells the reader how to get their system up and running quickly. It will be an invaluable read for practitioners, managers and IT personnel - in fact for anyone considering, or involved in, implementing a BIV system.

Julian Ashbourn was one of the pioneers in integrating biometric technology and has provided input into many prototype BIV systems around the world.

- Where it all began.
- Applications of biometrics.
- Biometric methodologies.
- Identification, verification and templates.
- Implementing biometrics.
- Application development.
- Moving on.
- Index.