Characteristic trade-offs in designing large-scale biometric-based identity management systems

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 342-351

  Shaikh, Siraj A ^a   Rabaiotti, Joseph R ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Biometrics; Identity cards; Identity management; Passport; Privacy; Scalability; UK

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL SECURITY; IDENTITY CARDS; IDENTITY MANAGEMENT; IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; NEW SOLUTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMERCE; MANAGEMENT; SCALABILITY;

BIOMETRICS;

EID: 77951207098     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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