Biometric+Authentication


 * Description:**

Biometric Authentication allows for a more secure way of accessing sensitive information than something such as a password or a security token. There are various methods of biometric identification. The most widely used of course is the fingerprint. They are becoming more and more easy to steal via latent prints however, so technology is turning towards other things. The latest invention is called the Palm Secure kit, by Fujitsu. It is a device which can be used for either a laptop or desktop that scans a person's palm. It doesn't read a pattern on your palm however. It actually scans the blood vessels inside of you palm which are unique to every individual.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=100772 http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/04/the-latest-in-b.html
 * Web Resources:**

Information Security
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