Iris recognition is best biometric system

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/19065.html

By: Linda Harrison
Posted: 18/05/2001 at 16:31 GMT

Iris recognition is the top biometrics ID technology, British
researchers claim.

The technology beat six other biometric systems, including facial
recognition, fingerprint, and vein and voice recognition, in a study
conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) on behalf of the
Communications Electronics Security Group.

The research, carried out between May and December last year but only
just released, claims that iris recognition technology registered a
false match rate of zero in more than 2.7 million comparisons.

It also had a false rejection rate of just 1.8 per cent, with no users
getting a false rejection after three attempts. This was the lowest
false rejection rate of the systems tested, with four of the others
tested - including facial recognition, registering a ten to 25 per
cent false rejection rate.

"This is perhaps the first independent, objective evaluation comparing
all viable biometric technologies," said Bill Voltmer, president and
CEO of US biometrics research outfit Iridian Technologies.

"The study reveals..that iris recognition outperforms all other
biometrics in the areas that matter most for business, namely
accuracy, speed and scalability".

[Study at: 
http://www.cesg.gov.uk/biometrics/pdfs/Biometric%20Test%20Report%20pt1.pdf ]


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