Question

What are the benefits and drawbacks of using each of the following human features for authentication purposes: fingerprints, iris images, and facial image?

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Answer 1

Fingerprints

Benefits

1. security: difficult to fake
2. management: record keeping can be done electronically

Disadvantages

1. Time consuming: sometimes difficult to reposition fingers
2. Error prone: doesn not read if fingers are not clean; failing to identify an authorized person

Iris images

Benefits

1. it possess high degree of randomness
2. remains stable throughout life

Disadvantages

1. Obscured by eyelashes, lenses, reflections
2. ?Can only be detected from a close distance
3. negative connotations

Facial Image

Benefits

1. improves security level
2. high accuracy rates
3. easy integration system (FRT integration)

disadvantages

1. image size and quality may vary
2. surveillance angle
3. processing and storing the image is time consuming