IBG maintains a library of free reports and primers to acquaint you with the industry of biometrics and identity management. Our topics include foundational concepts of biometrics, overviews of major biometric technologies, analysis on the performance of biometric devices, and privacy issues in biometric systems.

White Papers

• Liveness Detection in Biometric Systems
• Generating Images from Templates

Biometric Basics

• How is Biometrics Defined?
• What are the Leading Biometric Technologies?
• What are the Benefits of Biometric Technology?
• What Are the Basic Components and Processes of Biometrics?
• How Do Biometric Systems Determine Matches?
• Are Biometric Systems Difficult to Use?
• How Do Identification and Verification Differ?
• Are Biometric Templates Secret?
• What Factors Cause Biometric Systems to Fail?
• What are the Benefits of Using Multiple Biometrics?
• Is DNA a Biometric?

Biometric Technologies

Fingerprint

• Biometric vs. Non-Biometric Fingerprinting
• Fingerprint Market Size
• Fingerprint Growth Drivers and Enablers
• Fingerprint Growth Inhibitors
• Typical Fingerprint Applications
• Fingerprint Feature Extraction
• Fingerprint Form Factors
• Optical, Silicon, and Ultrasound

AFIS

• Biometric vs. Non-Biometric Fingerprinting
• AFIS Market Size
• AFIS applications

Facial Recognition

• Facial Recognition Market
• Facial Recognition: How it Works
• Primary Facial Recognition Technologies
• Facial Recognition: User Perceptions

Iris Recognition

• Iris Recognition Technology Market Size
• Iris Recognition Technology: How it Works
• Iris Recognition Technology Issues

Hand Geometry

• Hand Geometry Market Size
• Typical Hand Geometry Applications
• Hand Geometry: How it Works
• Hand Geometry Strengths and Weaknesses

Signature Verification

• Signature Verification Market Size
• Typical Signature Verification Applications
• Signature Verification: How it Works
• Signature Verification Strengths and Weaknesses

Voice Recognition

• Voice Recognition Market Size
• Typical Voice Recognition Applications
• Voice Recognition: How it Works
• Voice Recognition Strengths and Weaknesses

Biometric Accuracy & Performance

• Key Performance Metrics: FMR. FNMR, FTE
• Enrollment Limitations in Biometric Systems
• Ability to Verify
• Biometrics vs. Passwords and PINs
• "Single" vs. "System" Error Rates
• Error Rates in Large-Scale ID Systems
• Real-World Performance Testing

Biometric Privacy

• Relationship Between Biometrics and Privacy
• Privacy Risks in Biometric Deployments: the BioPrivacy Impact Framework
• BioPrivacy Best Practices