Fake Fingerprints - Liveness Detection Solutions

Published Jan 27, 2022 14:08 PM

Biometrics are not impossible to steal or fake, so many access control fingerprint readers now include live finger, or "liveness," detection that verifies prints as authentic.

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In this report, we examine the four common methods of detection used (tissue reflection, heartbeat detection, dermal electric resistance, unnaturalness analysis), what HID, Morpho, Suprema, and ZKTeco use, and why you need to beware of ambiguous claims.

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Four ****** *******

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Which ************* *** ****?

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Beware ********* ******

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Comments (5)
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Isaiah Calvo
Jan 30, 2023
IPVMU Certified

*** ********** *** ** ****** ******** detection ********** ** ******* ********** ********** the **** *** **** ****** *** advanced ********* ************** *******. ** **** sensitive *********** *** ****** *** ***** managed *********, *** ********** ** ******** the ************ ** ***** **** ******** to ****. **** *** ********** ******** on ********* ************** ** ******* ************, it ** ******* ** ********** *** importance ** ******** ********* ** ****** the ************ ** ********* **** *** prevent ********* *******.

JT
James Tracy
Feb 11, 2024
IPVMU Certified

*********** ** **** ***** ********* *********, I ***** *** ********* ***** ** using *******'* ******* ****** ** **** security ******'* *** ** **** ****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Feb 11, 2024
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Undisclosed #2
Feb 12, 2024

******'* ******* ******* **** **** *** emissivity ********** ** **** ** ******** liveness?

** ***** **** ********* **** ***** possibly **** ***********, *** ***** *'** never ***** ** ****** ***** **, the ****** **** ** **?

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Thomas R Quinty
Jun 17, 2024

*********** **** ** *** ******* ********* methods ** ********** ********** ****** *******.