Evaluation of a Fingerprint Recognition Technology for a Biometric Security System
Chinedu Paschal Uchenna, Adegher Pascal, Ogundu Prince · American Journal of Computer Science and Technology · 2018
Authentication is a fundamental component of human interaction with computers. Traditional means of authentication, primarily password and personal identification numbers (PINs), have until recently dominated computing, and are likely to remain essential for the years to come. Over the years, passwords are kept simple to avoid them being easily forgotten. This has subjected them to higher vulnerability to much compromise by unauthorized persons. Thus, computers are forced to manage more and more passwords which imply that the likelihood of password being forgotten increases. Hence, biometrics is becoming more convenient and distinctly more precise than traditional methods such as passwords and PINs. Biometrics link the event to a particular individual, requires nothing to remember or carry, provides positive confirmation by verifying individuals are who they claim to be, and is becoming an inexpensive solution. This research work aims to evaluate fingerprint recognition technology for a biometric security system using the implementation at the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) as a case study; to reveal the enormous benefits of using or deploying biometrics which may include the increased security, increased convenience, reduce fraud, or delivery of enhanced services. An evaluation of the said system as deployed in COREN was advanced by the use of quantitative method which design administered a survey instrument in the form of a questionnaire among 20 employees of Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). Therefore, upon analyzing the responses from the field work conducted, it is evident that fingerprint recognition system is secured due to fingerprints uniqueness. The outcome of the system suggests that fingerprints, sensors and papillary line provide enough entropy on biometric security.