Users Guide to Access Control

The purpose of this guide is to provide sound and practical advice to those who are considering Biometrics as part of a security solution. Some questions to be asked are:

What level of security does your organisation require?
Which biometric suits your requirement?
Will your staff be willing to accept it?

Understanding Biometrics

A biometric is the automated means of recognising a living person by either a physiological or behavioural trait, which is unique to an individual and cannot therefore be passed on, or duplicated easily. Some of the more familiar biometrics are fingerprint, facial recognition, hand geometry and iris recognition. At present fingerprint technology is the most widely used and accepted. Many other biometric technologies are also available. These include voice recognition, retina, signature, finger geometry, typing characteristics (Behavioural) and DNA matching. Some of these methods have been superseded but many are still available. Due to the massive growth in the biometrics sector, a number of new technologies & methods are likely to become available in the future.

http://www.canasa.org/files/Users Guide to Access Control Biometrics (3).pdf

Source: British Security Industry Association - reproduced with permission