biometric verification
Body-based identity check
Biometric verification is confirming someone's identity by measuring unique physical characteristics—fingerprints, facial structure, iris patterns, voice.
Unlike passwords, biometrics can't be forgotten or easily shared.
The term appears in security contexts: The phone uses biometric verification to unlock.
Verification confirms you are who you claim; identification determines who you are from a database.
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
- palm printImpression from inner hand
- iris scanIdentity verification via eye patterns
- retina scanBiometric reading of eye's interior
- liveness detectionVerifying a real person
facial recognition · DNA profiling · identity theft · personal data · data privacy laws · handwriting analysis · voice recognition · spoofing · unlock phone · two-factor authentication · authentication · access control · security checkpoint · border control · two-factor authentication
- authenticationpassword, login, logout, fingerprint, ID
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- e-signaturesclickwrap, contract signing, digital certificate, digital certificates, digital signature
biometric verificationpassphrase
Authentication word sequence
one-time password · password · PIN · security question · security questions
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