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Authors: Yanling Chen 1 and A. J. Han Vinck 2

Affiliations: 1 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway ; 2 University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Keyword(s): Biometrics. Authentication. Error-correcting codes. Information theory.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Biometrics Security and Privacy ; Identification, Authentication and Non-Repudiation ; Information and Systems Security ; Information Assurance ; Information Hiding

Abstract: In this paper, we first look at the biometric authentication scheme as an extension of Shannon's secrecy system with an error-prone key, and derive the necessary condition for the perfect secrecy. Furthermore, we show that the Juels-Wattenberg scheme is optimal by fulfilling such a condition once the biometric key and its error pattern satisfy certain statistical distributions; otherwise, it is possible to improve its performance by coding on basis of the biometric. We further confirm this proposition by reformulating the Juels-Wattenberg scheme with a smart encoder to a specific model of wiretap channel with side information, where the side information is the enrolled biometric template and assumed to be known at the encoder. The idea of the smart encoder is inspired by the fact that the authorities are collecting the biometric information from people since years, and this knowledge could in turn be used to better design the biometric systems for people's good. From an information t heoretic perspective, we explore the secrecy capacity of this specific wiretap channel and demonstrate that the knowledge of the enrolled biometric template at the smart encoder does provide an advantage so as to enhance the performance of the biometric authentication scheme. (More)

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Paper citation in several formats:
Chen, Y. and J. Han Vinck, A. (2011). A FRESH LOOK INTO THE BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION - Perspective from Shannon's Secrecy System and a Special Wiretap Channel. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Security and Cryptography (ICETE 2011) - SECRYPT; ISBN 978-989-8425-71-3; ISSN 2184-3236, SciTePress, pages 168-177. DOI: 10.5220/0003519001680177

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JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Security and Cryptography (ICETE 2011) - SECRYPT
TI - A FRESH LOOK INTO THE BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION - Perspective from Shannon's Secrecy System and a Special Wiretap Channel
SN - 978-989-8425-71-3
IS - 2184-3236
AU - Chen, Y.
AU - J. Han Vinck, A.
PY - 2011
SP - 168
EP - 177
DO - 10.5220/0003519001680177
PB - SciTePress