| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus to use biometric data to secure an object connected to a computer. The object maintains connections to one or more computers, and similarly to a biometric database that includes biometric data for computer users. Object requests from computers can be coupled with biometric data from a plurality of computer users. The biometric data can be entered on a periodic basis as scheduled by a security manager. Peripheral requests including biometric data can be subjected to a two-step analysis. First, the biometric data can be matched against the biometric database to ensure a match. If a match is not found, the request can be denied. If a match is found, the second analysis step includes determining whether the verified user has privilege for the requested object access. Multiple objects connected to multiple computers is anticipated, and the two-step analysis can be combined into a single step by providing a biometric database that includes only authorized user information. A single biometric database can be used for all peripherals, or multiple biometric databases can exist for multiple peripherals. The objects can be peripheral devices of any kind, they also can be smartcards, tokens or electronic cartridges. The peripheral devices can be inserted or removed from computer networks, computers, workstations, PDA's, other peripheral devices such as printers or storage drives, handheld devices or other computerized instruments.
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