Anatomical and behavioral characteristics such as fingerprint, palmprint, face, iris, hand-geometry, voice, signature, and gait can be used to reliably determine or verify a person’s identity. These biometric traits constitute a strong and permanent “link” between a person and his identity and these traits cannot be easily lost or forgotten or shared or forged. Hence, they are known as primary biometric identifiers and the systems that recognize people based on such traits are referred to as primary biometric systems.
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(2009). Primary Biometric Identifier. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_746
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