biometric security
Body-based access control
Biometric security uses unique physical or behavioral characteristics to verify identity—fingerprints, facial features, iris patterns, voice, or gait.
Unlike passwords or keycards, biometric data can't be forgotten, lost, or easily shared.
The technology appears in smartphone unlocking, airport screening, and secure facilities: The building uses biometric security at all entry points.
Critics note that unlike a compromised password, you can't change your fingerprint.
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- touch IDBiometric fingerprint authentication
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- eye scanOcular biometric authentication
face scan · scan · authentication · facial recognition · thumbprint · access · identity · verification · sensor · unlock · encrypted · data breach · scanner · palm · voice recognition · security clearance · database · surveillance
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- fintechfintech, mobile banking, digital wallet, mobile payment, digital wallets
- COMSECencryption, cryptography, cipher, decryption, scrambler
biometric securitypassword
Authentication string
PIN · passcode · key card · smart card · two-factor authentication
biometric securityopen access
Free public scholarly content
unsecured · public access · free entry · honor system · unprotected
biometric, biometrics, biology, biological, biologist, metric, metrics, metre, metrical