Electronic Door Access Control using MyAccess Two-Factor Authentication Scheme featuring Near-Field Communication and Eigenface-based Face Recognition using Principal Component Analysis
Delina Beh Mei Yin, Mohamad Izzuddin Kamal, Nurul Sharaz Azmanuddin, Siti Haryani Shaikh Ali, Abu Talib Othman, Rita Zaharah Wan-Chik · 2016
By implementing authentication, it can ensure that system's resources are not obtained fraudulently by illegitimate users. Currently, most commonly used for door access controls is single-factor authentication (SFA). Problem arises when SFA is not able to identify the legitimate user and user identity accurately. Thus, SFA can be easily breached and compromised by various types of threats. In order to overcome the problem, a two-factor authentication (TFA) namely MyAccess has been proposed to escalate the security level for door access control. MyAccess uses the combination factor of something you have and something you are; i.e., the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is something you have and face recognition is something you are. For the first authentication, the credential token can be personalised by using NFC sticker for users to attach on any personal belonging (e.g. Mobile phone, wallet, etc.). Whilst eigenface-based face recognition using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) takes place in the second authentication to serve a high security level for door access control. MyAccess outperforms its strength by easing the tension of memorability because it does not require the user to remember any combination of password or Personal Identification Number (PIN). Several testing has been carried out to evaluate the level of acceptance and accuracy on the input faces to be verified for the user identity under a few controlled-environments such as variations of illumination and appearance of obstacles.