You're reading from Identity Management with Biometrics Explore the latest innovative solutions to provide secure identification and authentication

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838988388

Length 368 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cloud Security

Author (1):

Lisa Bock

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1 –Understanding Biometric Authentication

2. Chapter 1: Exploring Biometric Technology FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Biometrics and Mobile Devices

4. Chapter 3: Recognizing Biometric Characteristics

5. Chapter 4: Comparing Advantages and Modalities

6. Section 2 – Applying Biometric Technologies

7. Chapter 5: Implementing Fingerprint Technology

8. Chapter 6: Using Facial Recognition

9. Chapter 7: Learning Iris Recognition

10. Chapter 8: Using Voice Recognition

11. Chapter 9: Considering Alternate Biometrics

12. Section 3 – Deploying a Large-Scale Biometric System

13. Chapter 10: Selecting the Right Biometric

14. Chapter 11: Integrating the Biometric System

15. Chapter 12: Testing and System Deployment

16. Chapter 13: Discovering Practical Biometric Applications

17. Chapter 14: Addressing Privacy Concerns

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