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Biometric matching refers to the process of the degree of match (usually in the form of a match score) between two biometric signatures, one usually collected at the biometric enrollment stage and the other collected at the biometric verification or identification stage.
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Biometric matching is a critical component in biometric recognition systems. Biometric recognition systems encompass both biometric verification systems (that compare a presented test biometric signature to an enrolled signature corresponding to a claimed identity) and biometric identification systems (where a presented test biometric signature is compared to several stored signatures in order to determine the identity of the test subject). Biometric verification systems are also known as biometric authentication systems and as 1:1 matching systems and biometric...
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Vijaya Kumar, B.V.K. (2011). Biometric Matching. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_726
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