Dig into biometric identification the fun and friendly Dummies way!Biometrics — the science of identifying humans based on unique physical characteristics — is growing in popularity among security experts and security–minded organizations. Once the realm of futurists and sci–fi, biometrics is now commonly used to reliably control whether to let you into a facility or allow you to use a computer system. Here's what it is, what it does, and how to use it.No lying eyes — how scans of the retina and iris establish a person's identity"Triple A" gets you there — understand how to use authentication, authorization, and audit principlesSecurity vs. privacy — how various countries are handling the privacy issues and what can be done to protect citizens' privacyEthics, please — understand the ethical issues raised by the growing use of biometric informationPalm reading, 21st century style — how a scan of the palm, veins in the hand, and sonar imagery establish identitySign here — what it takes to fully authenticate a signatureWalk this way — using gait, speech, linguistic analysis, and other types of behavioral biometricsSecuring the security — learn the many vulnerabilities of biometric systems and how to guard against themOpen the book and find:Behavioral as well as physiological biometric measuresTips for choosing the right biometric systemWhat Triple A is and how to use itAn overview of laws regarding biometricsHow Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle affects signaturesCriteria for setting up an implementation planHow facial imaging is usedA look at where biometrics is heading