Biometric technology: not a password replacement, but a complement
Larry Hamid · Biometric Technology Today · 2015
Biometrics have been proposed as a replacement for passwords, overcoming some inherent flaws in password technology1. Trusting completely in biometric technology can lead to problems of its own, though. This article explores the flaws inherent in both password and biometric technologies, and suggests that they can be used in conjunction with each other to reinforce the security of verification applications.