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Biometric technology allows a computer system to identify and authenticate a person directly based on physical or behavioral traits [1]. However passwords and tokens that are currently widely used for authentication purposes do not directly authenticate a person; whenever a person offers a password or token the system only authenticates the presented password or token as authentic, but not the actual person presenting it [2], [8]. For this reason a lot of research went into developing a protocol that will allow a person to securely use a biometric token for personal authentication. Biometric technology is an attractive option for authenticating a person as there is a direct link between the person and a person’s biometric token. This paper discusses a protocol, named BioVault. BioVault ensures safe transport of biometric tokens over un-secure networked environment without using any encryption technologies. The BioVault protocol also lays the foundation for biometrically based encryption, and biometrically based digital signatures.
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Tait, B., von Solms, B. (2008). Secure Biometrically Based Authentication Protocol for a Public Network Environment. In: Jahankhani, H., Revett, K., Palmer-Brown, D. (eds) Global E-Security. ICGeS 2008. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69403-8_28
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