I. BIOMETRICS TUTORIALS AND BASIC TECHNOLOGIES

Biometrics is a complicated area as it covers several security aspects. To get informed, we found for you very informative tutorials and articles:

• A Practical Guide to Biometrics Security Technology ("..As organizations search for more secure authentication methods for user access, e-commerce, and other security applications, biometrics is gaining increasing attention. But should your company use biometrics..? - Useful Introduction
• Biometrics (Detailed Overview. Many articles and tips!)
• Background on Biometric Standards (A good overview and summary)
• Biometrics: Fingerprint Authentication
• Risks in Biometric-based Authentication Schemes ("..Stronger authentication methods often involve hardware -- a tangible object or artifact -- that must be associated with authorized users and that is not easily duplicated.." - Article)
• Biometrics Systems: Anatomy of Performance ("..This work attempts to summarize important research issues in biometrics...")
• The Case For/Against Biometrics-based Systems ("..Experts generally consider biometric based systems to have three main advantages. These advantages are included in this section along with five disadvantages that the author feels are the most important..")
• Biometrics as a Privacy-Enhancing Technology: Friend or Foe of Privacy? ("..Biometrics is an area that is fraught with controversy. Those whose job it is to fight fraud, applaud its uses. Those who promote privacy, are generally fearful of it. The reason is quite simple -- in both cases, biometrics function by unquestionably tying a person to his or her chosen identity..." - Detailed)
• Why use a biometric and a card in the same device? (White paper; PDF, 6 pg.)
• Biometric Recognition: Security and Privacy Concerns
• and more...

II. BIOMETRICS - TECHNICAL ASPECTS

Once you know more about biometrics you may like to know who it works. Here are some answers:

• Introduction to fingerprints ("..The uniqueness and permanence of the fingerprints are very well-know. Archaeological artifacts prove that fingerprints were already used by the ancient Assyrians and Chinese as a form of identification of a person...")
• Review and evaluation of Biometric Techniques for Identification and Authentication - Final Report (Free)
• Biometric Technology - Testing, Evaluation, Results ("..In this paper, we’ll review the major activities and results in biometric testing and evaluation at the U.S. National Biometric Test Center over the past year. Testing and standards activities sponsored by other governments and independent groups will also be briefly discussed.." - with charts)
• Learning Fingerprint Minutiae Location and Type (Very technical & mathematical. PDF, 27 pg.)
• Smart Cards and Biometrics (White Paper)
• On the Individuality of Fingerprints (Tutorial)
• and more...

III. BIOMETRICS MANUFACTURER & VENDORS

This section contains several detailed indexes to biometrics vendors and manufacturer. The lists are too large to be published here, so please just take note. All links are inside our letter:

• Biometrics Manufacturer (worldwide)
• Biometrics Vendors (worldwide)
• Quotes & Prices
• and more...

IV. BIOMETRIC DIGESTS & PUBLICATIONS

Information can be never enough. Here are some related Biometrics publication and reports:

• The Biometric Digest is a monthly publication presenting an executive news digest on biometrics, identification, security, fraud, finger-scan, voice-scan, iris-scan and other means of positive identification. (Free to download)
• Fingerprint/Retinal Scan Report, 250p. [$]
• Biometric Technology Today [$] (Monthly newsletter with in- depth news stories and surveys)
• Biometrics Advocacy Report (with Archive - Various news about biometric)
• and more...