Eyeball Reflexes: Security and Biometrics That Cannot Be Spoofed
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 10:28
in Mathematics & Economics
Electronic fingerprinting, iris scans, and signature recognition software are all becoming commonplace biometrics for user authentication and security. However, they all suffer from one major drawback -- they can be spoofed by a sufficiently sophisticated intruder. Researchers now describe a new approach based on a person's reflexes that could never be copied, forged, or spoofed.