METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC-BASED AUTHENTICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR ACCESS CONTROL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for wirelessly authenticating a user by use of an acquired biometrics (e.g., fingerprint) and a locally stored biometric template. SOLUTION: A smart card system that is utilized in biometric authentication is slow in processing, and the card itself includes the added disadvantage of being misplaced or lost. Moreover, storing biometric data (on a database) over a network poses security issues that in extreme instances can be compromised. Significant security can be achieved if the biometric template 406 is stored locally in a portable device 404. A user 402 can use the portable device 404 to either transmit wirelessly the stored biometric for authentication purposes, or the user can locally measure a biometric using the portable device and match it against a biometric which is also stored locally (in the portable device). COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT