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Fingerprint scanners are pioneers in biometrics. Multi-mode authentication is a new trend

 Fingerprint scanner is a pioneer in biometrics

 Billions of smartphones and tablets are expected to process and collect multiple types of biometric input in 2017, including face recognition, sound mode, and iris scanning. However, the first development will be a fingerprint scanner. According to Deloitte's global forecast, by the end of 2017, the proportion of smartphones or biometric tablets using face, voice or iris recognition will not exceed 5%, while users using fingerprint readers will account for 40%. %12

 

Although the fingerprint reader is a sensor that has only recently been introduced, it has been all the way. Since the mobile phone is implanted into the microphone, voice recognition becomes a viable biometric input. For devices equipped with front-facing cameras, iris and face recognition are possible, but the quality of the lens and processor can affect speed and accuracy.

 

The challenge with voice recognition is that this technology can be problematic in noisy environments. Also, some people think that voice recognition can be distracting or unsocial, such as in an open-plan office or during a meal. Potential criminals can easily obtain sound information through recording. A viable solution is to combine voice recognition with challenge-response techniques, such as repeating specific phrases or answering security questions.

 

Face recognition typically requires similar lighting conditions as when the reference image was taken. If not, there may be cases of underreporting. 13. Even glasses, hats and scarves will affect the effect. Iris recognition requires the positioning and specific lighting conditions, and is sensitive to reflections, so wearing contact lenses or glasses will affect it. Another problem facing face recognition and iris recognition is that it is easy to encounter spoofing: Both are easily spoofed by face or eye photos. The alternative is to use interactive face recognition. For example, some systems require the target to blink. However, making clever videos or a series of photos can still fool the system.

 

In contrast, fingerprint recognition can be used in a dark environment and can be carried out while the user is walking, even if sitting in the back seat of a car driving at a high speed on a bumpy road.

 

From biometric phones to other devices

 

Biometrics like fingerprints are still a new attempt for smartphones, but it has been in use for decades. However, smartphones make everyone more familiar with the daily use of biometrics, while also eliminating some of the taboos associated with biometric data.

 

According to Deloitte's global forecast, the widespread adoption of smartphone biometrics will be a catalyst for deploying biometric sensors to other environments. For example, finger veins and palm vein scanners that use infrared to view venous tissue can be integrated into an automated teller machine, replacing PIN inputs; or they can be incorporated into the certification process for large transfers between companies. The school can use a vein scanner to confirm that the student has entered or left the building. Students can also use this technology to sign in and sign out in class or pay for food and school supplies. A growing number of countries may be considering the use of biometrics for national identity verification programs. As of now, India is huge, collecting human face, fingerprints and iris data. As of 2016, the number of registered people has exceeded one billion

 

Biometrics can be traced back to a thousand years ago, but it has been adopted on a large scale in modern technology or in recent years, and it may become more complicated and effective in 2017 and the following years.

 

Summary

 

• Many private and public organizations should consider how to use a growing number of fingerprint readers in good ways and the huge crowds who are used to using them on mobile phones.

 

• The challenge is to determine which applications can use fingerprint readers and other biometric inputs to provide fast and secure authentication.

 

• Financial institutions: Deloitte's research found that 43% of adult mobile phone users in developed markets use their mobile phones to view their bank accounts17. Banks can learn how to better benefit from biometric systems in areas such as fraud detection, customer visits or opening new accounts, payment authentication, etc.

 

• Retailer – E-Commerce: A one-touch settlement can be provided using a fingerprint reader, but the consumer must download the relevant application and also enter the necessary information, such as credit card data and billing address. Deloitte's research also found that most mobile phone users do not download more than 20 apps on their mobile phones. However, it is enough to make payments fast and secure, which is enough to attract users to download an application.

 

• Retailer – Entity Business: The Store Payments application uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to complete payment authentication by placing a finger on the sensor and placing the phone close to the NFC recognizer. This way, you don't need to enter a PIN.

 

• Enterprise users – read data. Biometrics can replace password input, authorize users to read emails, access corporate intranets, and other similar services. The reading and certification of the timesheet can be completed with a simple touch. Deloitte's research found that the current level of utilization of enterprise applications is very low. As a simple and secure method of authentication, the adoption of biometrics is expected to be promoted.

 

• Media company – online subscription service. Vendors of music, news, television, or other content are behind the paywall, which can require users to use fingerprints to verify identity, thereby controlling the sharing of illegal user accounts and passwords. A single user account can be bound to a set of fingerprints. Fingerprints are far more difficult to share than passwords.

 

• Enterprise users – physical security. Biometrics can be used to control access to the building without having to rely on access cards. Biometrics are different from access cards, do not need to be swiped, and will not fall at home.

 

• Government services: Biometrics can be used to provide another way to access services, such as tax payments, medical records, and even electronic voting. This approach may attract young people to vote. Currently, this group has a high degree of ownership and use of smartphones, but their voting participation is below average.

 

The prediction here mainly focuses on the use of fingerprint readers, but all aspects of our daily life are inseparable from smartphones, which allows it to be combined with other unique data, such as input mode and positioning information. In our view, the combined use of various biometric inputs (ie multi-factor authentication) will become increasingly popular20. It can provide more reliable certification. For example, a banking application can use both fingerprint and voice recognition, obtain initial access rights through fingerprints, and then further verify with voice input.