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An open framework for distributed biometric authentication in a web environment

Un Cadre Ouvert Pour L’authentication Biométrique Distribuée Dans un Environnement Web

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Abstract

Large-scale deployment of biometric systems for web-based services has to tackle technological issues related to security, interoperability and accuracy, and social issues related to privacy protection and biometric acquisition process acceptance. The variety of biometric traits, capturing devices, targeted populations and working scenarios makes the development of a universal solution for all-purpose deployment quite a difficult task.

This paper describes the design, implementation and applicability of an open framework for distributed biometric authentication oriented to access-control in web environment. The open principle makes this framework a novel and practical development tool for testing and integrating biometric algorithms and devices from third parties. Special attention has been paid to security and interoperability standards to ease concurrent integration and testing of biometric trait matchers developed by different laboratories or companies. Finally, in order to demonstrate the versatility and usability of the framework, we describe the construction process for a distributed multibiometric database acquisition tool based on this framework.

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La mise en marche à grande échelle de systèmes biométriques pour services web doit aborder des problèmes technologiques liés à la sécurité, l’interopérabilité et la précision, et les problèmes sociaux liés à la protection de l’intimité et l’acceptation du procédé d’acquisition. La variété des caractéristiques biométriques, des dispositifs d’acquisition, des populations ciblées et des scénarios de travail complique l’obtention d’une solution d’universelle de déploiement polyvalent.

Cet article décrit la conception, la mise en œuvre et l’applicabilité d’un cadre ouvert pour une authentication biométrique distribuée destinée au contrôle d’accès dans un environnement web. Le principe ouvert fait de cette structure un outil de développement pratique et nouveau pour l’essai et l’intégration des algorithmes et dispositifs biométriques. On prête attention surtout aux normes de sécurité et d’interopérabilité qui facilitent l’intégration et l’essai de dispositifs biométriques développés par différents laboratoires ou compagnies. Le cadre intègre également nos outils de vérification de visage et de locuteur. Finalement, on décrit un outil web distribué d’acquisition de données biométriques basé sur notre cadre ouvert.

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Correspondence to Enrique Otero-Muras.

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This work was supported with funds provided partially by the next financial sources: the European sixth framework programme under the Network of Excellence BIOSECURE (IST-2002-507604), the Spanish ministry of education under project TEC2005-07212/TCM, and the R&D Galician department under project PGIDT05TIC32202PR

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Otero-Muras, E., González-Agulla, E., Alba-Castro, J.L. et al. An open framework for distributed biometric authentication in a web environment. Ann. Telecommun. 62, 177–192 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03253255

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