Biometrics: Security 2.0

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When we hear the term “Biometrics” the first thing that comes to our minds is an advanced or futuristic security system and we automatically remember movies like Star Wars and James Bond. What do these movies have in common and how are they related to Biometrics? The answer is simple, the security system in the doors. Star Wars characters don’t use handles to open doors they use a kind of palm print scanner and in James Bond movies we can see how they open doors with fingerprint scanners, palm prints, voice and iris recognition. Biometrics is defined as “the measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics especially as a means of verifying personal identity” by Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Biometric systems are so attractive because they let us recognize or identify a person by using unique characteristics and traits they have like DNA and fingerprints. Biometric systems are all over the world and we use them on a daily basis, airports use biometric recognition by taking digital pictures and scanning the fingerprints of all the individuals that decide to travel and some airports use other type of biometric recognition like palm print scanning to be aware of the traveler’s identity. Biometrics is a new identification system that is going to be crucial for the development and survival of future businesses.
The first idea of biometrics appeared thousands of years ago when cavemen used their hands and, in some cases, fingerprints to sign their drawings (Biometric Authentication). This practice was not really effective but it had the same basic concept that unique traits, such as handprints, will be able to identify us. In 1891, an Argentinian detective named Juan Vucetich started creating a collection of finge...

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