Biometrics
Biometric-based identification systems and displays are used through out the world for identification, security and entertainment. As new improvements and engineering discoveries emerge there is and equal increase in the demand for these products. Everything from fingerprint recognition, iris/retina scanning, virtual retinal display [VRD] to facial recognition these are all in high demand in both private and commercial markets. Exploring the world around us there are needs (security) that must be met and biometric equipment are there to meet them.
Biometric is the process of automatically recognizing a person using distinguishing traits.3 Biometric technology has come a long way from simpler forms of systems security. But are biometrics-based systems more secure or do they simply require crackers to become more proficient at breaking into systems?2 As of right now we have passwords, pin numbers and signatures keeping our money, homes and jobs safe, and these forms of security are cheap and affective. But as industries grow, countries industrialize and people evolve there will always be a need for more security not necessarily better. Biometrics will most likely be better but expensive for the time being and this is the next step. Not to say that what we consider secure not secure but this is where it seems to be heading in the form of global security. For security purposes the private and government can both benefit from the outstanding discoveries in biometrics. Hand scanning is one of the grandfathers of biometric security. Still affective and in use it is cheap and able to be integrated anywhere. The geometric form of the hand is used to confirm a person's identity. The hand is not unique but specific characteristics of the hand such as the dimensions are. For a hand-scan to recognize a hand it must be placed on a reader's covered flat surface. This...
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