LinuxSecurity: RFID with Bio-Smart Card in Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 24, 2006

“In this paper, we describe the integration of fingerprint
template and RF smart card for clustered network, which is designed
on Linux platform and Open source technology to obtain biometrics
security. Combination of smart card and biometrics has achieved in
two step authentication where smart card authentication is based on
a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and the card holder is
authenticated using the biometrics template stored in the smart
card that is based on the fingerprint verification. The fingerprint
verification has to be executed on central host server for security
purposes. Protocol designed allows controlling entire parameters of
smart security controller like PIN options, Reader delay, real-time
clock, alarm option and cardholder access conditions…”

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Web Webster

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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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