2009-07-21

Biometrics: Identity & Authentication

Almost everywhere today, you would come across a two-factor authentication, where a user is required to enter a User ID and a Password to access a system.

However, now biometrics is gaining popularity pretty quickly, which combines both the Identity and Authentication into one. This definitely helps the user because now s/he does not need to memorize the username or the password, but is this really the best way forward?

Take a look at this article written by Steve Riley.

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