RN-ECC Based Fuzzy Vault for Protecting Fingerprint Templates
Dae-Jong Lee, Yong-Nyuo Shin, Seon-Hong Park, Myung-Geun Chun · International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems · 2011
Biometrics systems are used in a wide range of areas, including the area of crime prevention, due to their unique characteristics. However, serious problems can occur if biometric information is disclosed to an unauthorized user. To address these issues, this paper proposes a real valued fuzzy vault method, which adopts a real number error correction code to implement a fuzzy vault scheme for protecting fingerprint temples. The proposed method provides the benefit of allowing the private key value to be changed at any time, unlike biometric template such as a fingerprint, which is not easily renewable even if its security has been breached. The validity of the proposed method is verified for fingerprint verification.