Towards Generic Institutional Biometric Authentication System
Ifeoma Ugochi Ohaeri, Esiefarienrhe Bukohwo, Bassey Isong · 2016
Today, several institutions of higher learning are using access cards as access control measure to gain access to their institutions and facilities. Though, these cards are simple and convenient in terms of usage, they offer the lowest security strength as they are often prone to lost, theft, forget and clone. If compromised, valuable information and asset can be stolen or destroyed. However, every institutional security goal is to protect the students, staff, information and assets. Thus, to strengthen the security level, institutions should provide security measure that is difficult if not impossible to compromise. This paper therefore, proposes an approach to reinforce the security in universities using biometric authentication. We designed and implemented a system prototype called Institutional Biometric Authentication System (IBAS) to provide security to students, staff and assets. Additionally, IBAS is generic and can be used to manage attendance, prevent impersonation and other valuable benefits.