Utilizing characteristic electrical properties of the epidermal skin layers to detect fake fingers in biometric fingerprint systems - A pilot study

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 891-894

  Martinsen, G ^a   Clausen, S ^b   Nysaether J B ^b   Grimnes, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Idex ASA ^*  (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance; Biometrics; Electrode system; Fingerprint; Live finger; Skin impedance

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRICS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SKIN;

BIOIMPEDANCE; FINGERPRINT SYSTEMS; LIVE FINGERS; SKIN IMPEDANCE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; ELECTRONICS; EPIDERMIS; FINGER; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SKIN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTIFACTS; BIOMETRY; DERMATOGLYPHICS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPIDERMIS; FINGERS; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

EID: 34247362496     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.893472     Document Type: Article

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