Transforming Security Screening With Biometrics

Abstract

How would you feel about having your face scanned and compared against your military identification card when entering a base? How about submitting your fingerprint before entering an airport security area and boarding a plane? Facial scans and fingerprinting are just two examples of biometrics, "the automated use of physiological or behavioral characteristics to determine or verify identity," that can reduce fraud and identity theft to dramatically improve physical security. Today, biometric technology could be implemented to transform physical security by enhancing screening procedures currently in use at U.S. bases worldwide and government-operated screening points throughout America.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2003
Accession Number
ADA441627

Entities

People

  • Brian J. Hearnsberger

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Authentication
  • Biometric Security
  • Biometrics
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges

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