BIOMETRIC

Biometric Technologies
1. Introduction
Fingerprint recognition enables an easy to use, reliable and cost efficient way to authenticate an
individual. The advantages of the technology have already led to the wide spread use of fingerprint
sensors in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. But the future holds many more attractive
applications of biometrics and fingerprint recognition, for example in payments, access, automotive,
wearables and home appliances.
The book Biometric Technologies has been written by Fingerprints to help customers, prospects, partners
and anyone else who needs a better understanding of the biometric world. The contents draw on
the extensive experience of biometric systems within Fingerprints and has its focus on fingerprint
recognition, being the dominant biometric technology used for authentication and identification. The
book deals with authentication and identification in general, the various biometric modalities currently
used for authentication and includes a detailed explanation of fingerprint recognition.
Biometric Technologies can be read from start to end for those wanting an overview of the whole
biometrics field, but also used as a reference, thanks to the index at the back.
All statements and information in the book are believed to be accurate at the time being but are
presented without warranty of any kind.
3 Jan 2017