Secure cloud-based biometric authentication utilising smart devices for electronic transactions

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-61

  Tait, Bobby L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentication; Biometrics; Cloud; Hacking; IPhone 5; Secure electronic transaction; Security; Smart token; Spoof attack

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; CLOUDS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; PERSONAL COMPUTING; SMARTPHONES;

IPHONE 5; SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION; SECURITY; SMART TOKEN; SPOOF ATTACK;

BIOMETRICS;

EID: 84897448940     PISSN: 1751911X     EISSN: 17519128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2014.060170     Document Type: Article

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