Computer and Information Security Handbook, 4th Edition

Chapter 72: Biometrics

Omi Hodwitz¹, and Steff King^2     1Department of Culture, Society & Justice, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States     ²School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Abstract

Biometrics refers to the use of biological markers to verify an individual's identity. Although humankind has used biometric methods for millennia, it is a particularly popular security measure in today's technologically advanced society. Sometimes subtle and sometimes invasive, biometrics measures of identification and verification can be found in many public and private spaces, including transportation and health services, consumer and corporate entities, educational and research facilities, and government and security ...