NECESSITIES FOR BIOMETRIC SECURITY SYSTEM
Biometrics is the automatic methods for identifying a person on the basis of some biological or behavioral characteristic of the individual. Many biological characteristics, such as fingerprints, and behavioral characteristics, such as voice patterns, are distinctive to each person. Therefore, biometrics is more reliable and more capable in distinguishing between a specific individual and an impostor than any technique based on identification document or a password. The word biometrics comes from the Greek bios (life) and metrikos (measure) [Jain, 2008]. A biometric characteristic is a general term used to describe a measurable physiological and/or behavioral characteristic that can be used for automated recognition. A biometric system provides an automated method of recognizing an individual based on the individual's biometric characteristics. Biometric modalities commonly implemented or studied include fingerprint, face, iris, voice, signature, vein pattern, and han...