Biometric Technologies and Verification Systems

Part 1: Overview Of Biometrics Technology And Verification Systems
CHAPTER 1: What Is Biometrics?
CHAPTER 2: Types Of Biometrics Technology And Verification Systems
CHAPTER 3: Biometrics Technology And Verification Systems Standards
Part 2: How Biometrics Eye Analysis Technology Works
CHAPTER 4: How Iris Pattern Recognition Works
CHAPTER 5: How Retina Pattern Recognition Works
Part 3: How Biometrics Facial Recognition Technology Works
CHAPTER 6: How Video Face Recognition Works
CHAPTER 7: How Facial Thermal Imaging In The Infrared Spectrum Works
Part 4: How Biometrics Finger Scanning Analysis Technology Works
CHAPTER 8: How Finger Image Capture Works
CHAPTER 9: How Fingerscanning Verification And Recognition Works
Part 5: How Biometrics Geometry Analysis Technology Works
CHAPTER 10: How Hand Geometry Image Technology Works
CHAPTER 11: How Finger Geometry Technology Works
Part 6: How Biometrics Verification Technology Works
CHAPTER 12: How Dynamic Signature Verification Technology Works
CHAPTER 13: How Voice Recognition Technology Works
CHAPTER 14: How Keystroke Dynamics Technology Works
CHAPTER 15: How Palm Print Pattern Recognition Technology Works
CHAPTER 16: How Vein Pattern Analysis Recognition Technology Works
CHAPTER 17: How Ear Shape Analysis Technology Works
CHAPTER 18: How Body Odor And/Or Scent Analysis And Other Advanced Technology Works
CHAPTER 19: How DNA Measurement Technology Works
Part 7: How Privacy Enhanced Biometrics Based Verification/Authentication Works
CHAPTER 20: How Fingerprint Verification/Authentication Technology Works
CHAPTER 21: Vulnerable Points Of A Biometric Verification System
CHAPTER 22: How Brute Force Attacks Work
CHAPTER 23: How Data Hiding Technology Works
CHAPTER 24: Image-Based Challenges/Response Methods
CHAPTER 25: How Cancelable Biometrics Work
Part 8: Large-Scale Implementation/Deployment Of Biometrics Technologies And Verification Systems
CHAPTER 26: Specialized Biometrics Enterprise

John Vacca is an independent information technology consultant and researcher, professional writer, editor, reviewer, and author based in Pomeroy, Ohio, USA. Since 1982, John has authored, edited, and published more than 85 books, including Smart Cities Policies and Financing: Approaches and Solutions, Elsevier; Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press; Solving Urban Infrastructure Problems Using Smart City Technologies: Handbook on Planning, Design, Development, and Regulation, Elsevier; Online Terrorist Propaganda, Recruitment, and Radicalization, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press; Nanoscale Networking and Communications Handbook, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press; Handbook of Sensor Networking: Advanced Technologies and Applications, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press; Network and System Security 2/e, Elsevier/Syngress; Cyber Security and IT Infrastructure Protection, Elsevier/Syngress; and Managing Information Security 2/e, Elsevier/Syngress; among many others.
John was a Configuration Management Specialist, Computer Specialist, and the Computer Security Official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom) and the International Space Station Program from 1988 until his retirement from NASA in 1995. John has also been a security consultant for major motion pictures, including AntiTrust, Collateral, and Identity Theft: The Michelle Brown Story. He received his M.Sc. from Kansas State University and an MBA from Emporia State University and served in the United States Air Force from 1967-1971.

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