Iris recognition reaches the mainstream for identification ...

Iris recognition is technology that scans the iris of a person's eye through visible or near-infrared light in a camera, which analyzes for ... Share Tweet Link Comment Irisrecognitionreachesthemainstreamforidentification,authentication Jun13,2022,3:16pmEDT | TylerChoi Categories ExplainingBiometrics   Irisrecognitionistechnologythatscanstheirisofaperson’seyethroughvisibleornear-infraredlightinacamera,whichanalyzesforapproximately240patternsandfeatures.Thedataconvertstoatemplate,ormathematicalinformationthatcontainsdetailsontheiris,thatcomparestoareferencedatabaseofiristemplatesforidentificationorverificationpurposes. Theirisisthemuscleinaneyethatcontrolstheamountoflightthatreachestheretina.Italsodeterminesthecoloroftheeye,whichdependsontheamountofmelatoninpigment.Likecomparablebiometrics,thevalueofirisrecognitionisintheuniquenessandnon-replicabilityofirises.Researchthatdatesfromthe1930sonwardsdiscoveredthateachindividualhasadistinctiveirispatternfrombirththatisstatisticallynear-impossibletobereplicated.Thiscreatesaninherentsecurityadvantageasitminimizesthenumberoffalsepositivesanduniquelycorrespondstooneperson. Irisrecognitioncanevenfunctiononpeoplewhoareblind,havecataracts,hadoperationsontheireyes,orarewearingcontactlensesandglasses. Atraditionaldrawbackofirisrecognitionisthatitrequiresthescannertobeatashortdistance—typically10cmto1meter—tocapturetheimageoftheiris.Butrecentdevelopmentsinthetechnologyhaveledtoirisrecognitionfromupto10metersawayorinalivecamerafeedthatcanquicklydeterminetheidentityoftheperson. Thesebenefitshaveledtotheadoptionofirisrecognitionbiometricsinpublicandprivateapplications.SomebanksinQatarandSouthKoreauseirisrecognitionasanauthenticationmethodfortheircustomers,whiledeploymentsaroundtheworldallowforpaymentsatstores,vendingstations,andpublictransitwithirisrecognition.Lawenforcementagenciessuchasthepoliceandimmigrationservicesuseirisbiometricstokeeptrackofregisteredindividuals.Somesmartphoneshaveirisrecognitiontounlockfortheirbiometricallyverifieduser. Thesameadvanceshavealsoopenedupirisbiometricstocriticismshistoricallydirectedmostatfaceandvoicerecognition,thatitcouldbeusedtoidentifyapersoninvoluntarily,andthereforebeusedtoharmprivacyorcarryoutmasssurveillance. Thoughirisrecognitionisahighlydata-richbiometricthattendstobelesspronetofalsepositivesthanothermodalities,itcanstillpotentiallybefooledbyaprestationattackwithahigh-qualityimageofanenrollediris.Thescannercouldalsobeofpoorquality,affectedbymovementortheenrollmentphotodistortedbypoorlighting,whichcanaffectthetemplateandmakefutureuseverydifficult.Itisalsooftenmoreexpensivetoimplementthansomeotherbiometricmodalities,likefingerprints. Clickhereformoreexplainersonconceptsinthefieldofbiometrics. RelatedPosts Researchersdevelopanti-spoofingtechniquesforirisbiometricrecognition IrisGuardupdatesmountedkioskirisbiometricscamerafor100percentproof-of-lifeaccuracy AwareandIrisIDpartnertobringFBIirisbiometricstostateandlocalagencies IrisIDlaunchestwobiometricscannersfortravelhubsatIntersec2022 Solvingworldpovertywithcryptocurrencyandasilverball-shapedirisbiometricscanner Spainresearchersgivingirisdetectionthesmartphonetreatment:smaller,faster,better ArticleTopics biometricauthentication | biometricidentification | biometrics | identityverification | irisbiometrics | irisrecognition LatestBiometricsNews   UK’sfirstlookatbiometricsself-enrollmentsystemsdidn’twow,butnewtrialsplanned   DesignbeautyismorethanskindeepinApplepatentfilingsanditsAirPods   BahrainlatestadditiontoUSbiometricGlobalEntryPartnership   CorruptionrunsdeepinsomeEUnationswhenissuingpassports   CombateàFraudepicksnewCEOtoleaddigitalIDmarketexpansionefforts   FundingactivityannouncedbyUnumIDandLiquidAvatartoscaleonlinedigitalidentities Comments LeaveaReply Cancelreply ThissiteusesAkismettoreducespam.Learnhowyourcommentdataisprocessed. ContinueReading MostReadThisWeek FeaturedCompany LearnMore BiometricsResearch BiometricsWhitePapers BiometricsEvents ExplainingBiometrics