Debunking some myths about biometric authentication
This work highlights critical issues for security practitioners and policymakers, but it is incremental as it focuses on known concerns rather than new solutions.
The paper addresses the overlooked risks and liabilities in biometric authentication systems, arguing that careful analysis is needed before large-scale implementation for sensitive applications.
Biometric authentication systems are presented as the best way to reach high security levels in controlling access to IT systems or sensitive infrastructures. But several issues are often not taken properly into account. In order for the implementation of those systems to be successful, the hidden risks and the related liabilities have to be carefully analyzed before biometrics can be used on a large scale for sensitive applications.