Distributed authentication to preserve privacy through smart card based biometric matching

This thesis focuses on privacy concerns, specifically those relating to the storage and use of biometrics. These concerns result from the fact that biometric information is unique. This uniqueness makes the biometric a very strong identifier increasing the possibility that it could be used to monitor an individual's activities. An expert can extract considerable information from a biometric scan, ranging from the age or gender to whether the individual has certain diseases.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Computer Science

Year dc:date.issued

2000

Author dc:creator

• Nelte, Michael Andrew

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hutchison, Andrew

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6424

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6424