Using Thermal Imaging For Facial Recognition

Biometrics technology aims at utilizing major and distinctive characteristics such as behavioral or biological, for the sake of positively indentifying people. With the help of a combination of hardware and specific identifying sets of rules, a basic human attribute, automated biometric recognition mimics to distinguish and categorize other people as individual and unique. But the challenges surrounding biometrics are great as well.

The thing with biometrics is that it works great only if the verifier can verify two things: Firstly, that the biometric to be used has come from the intended person at the time of verification, and Secondly, which the biometric should match with the master biometric entry in the file database. If the system can't do that, it can't work. Biometrics are good in uniquely identifying the people, butat the same time they are not secrets and cannot be trusted [1].

The digital image of the face of a person can be matched against a record of other images by using face recognition software. In case that some of the images in the database go with the digitized image, the owner is reported about it by the system. Automatic face recognition has been studied and investigated extensively since 1990s and its usage is turning out to be no-nonsense in the present times. Although a number of automatic face recognition applications are relatively agreeable and harmless (access regulation to armaments, currency, illegal proof, nuclear equipment/supplies etc), there are still several dangers of face recognition systems that include violation of privacy and civil liberties, unrestrained exploitation, identity theft, illegal use of database, free access to personal data on social media etc. (Agre, 2001).

Identification is the means through which a user is associated with and gains access to an account. The most common form of identification in use with computer systems is through the use of a username. Other systems use Common Access Cards (CAC), smart cards, or tokens combined with a pin code that allow for access to a system. More complex, high security systems might use some form of biometric to associate a user with an account and permission set. Biometrics include: fingerprint, iris scan, facial scan etc.. something that is unique to the particular person that cannot be easily altered. Identification allows for the tracking

Biometrics is a method of identifying an individual based on characteristics that they possess, typically physiological features such as a fingerprint, hand, iris, retina, face, voice, and even DNA. Some methods of biometrics security even use multiple physiological features or multimodal biometrics to provide superior security than a single form of biometrics can provide. Why are biometrics important in the field of information security? Biometrics provide a remarkable amount of security for information because biometrics are unique to each person, and thus cannot be lost, copied, or shared with another individual. This security allows for biometrics to provide a means to reliability authenticate personnel. The importance of biometrics can be further divided into the history of biometrics and why it was devised, past implementations of biometrics, current implementations of biometrics, and future implementations of biometrics.

Identification processes are significantly more complex and error prone than verification processes. Biometrics technologies are indicators of authentication assurance with results based on a predetermined threshold with measurable False Accept Rates and False Reject Rates.

Technology is always improving, and new software is always being developed. One of these new technologies that have been developed is biometrics. Biometrics is the process by which a person's unique physical and other traits are detected and recorded by an electronic device or system as means of confirming identity (Dictionary.com, 2013). In recent years, the FBI has employed new biometrics technology.

Theorist working on a comparison of the biometric template that is created and temporarily stored template with a number of people. And then takes the decision-maker in mind the similarity measures produced by matcher.

This report is intended to develop an understanding of Basic Biometrics and how facial recognition is used by law enforcement to assist in the solving of crimes. Especially when there is little or no physical evidence to be pursued. Most individuals only see advanced levels of technology in television shows or the movies and believe, that must be how the systems work, this is commonly referred to as the “CSI Effect”. This effect can have a profound effect on juries, City councils or civic groups as they try to interpret what is being discussed while viewing events through a kaleidoscopic lens created for sensationalism on television.

Identity badges has become an important requirement for every individual in the society. An Identity badge provides an identification method to distinguish

The identification cards contain biometric data about the owner, eliminating the need to capture the same every time the person comes across a control point. These cards save the government agencies in need of the information a lot of time in isolating persons of interest, especially in these days of terrorism and international crime. For the card owners and travel agencies, it saves valuable time that they can use on other productive activities. These benefits of electronic identification are the subject of the debate on the possible future use of identity chips on human beings to ease the increasing need for instant information

Facial recognition is a useful tool used to efficiently identify a person based on their

Improved accuracy and improved convenience are two of the biggest benefits of biometric technology for personal identification. First, unlike passwords or PIN numbers, which can be used by anyone who knows the required information, biometrics looks at a

Biometric technologies are getting better and finely tuned. The rate of false readings and errors has sharply fallen. However it still requires careful consideration and planning to implement a biometric identification system. They are most costly and complicated to implement as compared with other authentication systems. A proper evaluation of the system is important before purchasing any biometric system. A thorough risk analysis is necessary. In many cases biometrics may be overkill. Biometrics must be used if there is high level of risk involved. Customer acceptance is also important when logging on to company websites. Home users might not be ready to install biometrics on home computers for online banking.

Since the invention of computers, they are used to process raw data, analyse and display converted data into useful information to the end users. Entering the information about an item requires repeated data entry which can be burdensome, costly and error-prone. Because of this, many automated system were introduced to perform this data entry task. These systems are referred to as automated identification systems. An example of application areas including the swipe card access system, the on board computer systems used in delivery and the Product identification in food supply chains.