Security evaluation of biometric keys

Computers and Security

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-163

  Al Assam, Hisham ^a   Jassim, Sabah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biometric cryptosystems; Biometric entropy; Biometric keys; Effective entropy; Face based keys; Security evaluation

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE NUMBERS; BIOMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHIC; BIOMETRIC FEATURES; BIOMETRIC TRAITS; ERROR CORRECTING SCHEME; ERROR RATE; ERROR-CORRECTION SCHEMES; EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; FACE-BASED KEYS; FACIAL FEATURE; IDENTITY THEFT; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; INTRA-CLASS VARIATION; KEY GENERATION; KEY SIZES; KULLBACK LEIBLER DIVERGENCE; SECURITY APPLICATION; SECURITY EVALUATION; SECURITY MECHANISM;

ENTROPY; FEATURE EXTRACTION; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY;

BIOMETRICS;

EID: 84857356722     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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