Biometrics in virtual communities and digital governments Li, Chang-Tsun 2005, Biometrics in virtual communities and digital governmentsEncyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies, IGI Global,, pp.1-3, doi: 10.4018/978-1-59140-563-4.ch001. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Biometrics in virtual communities and digital governments Author(s) Li, Chang-Tsun orcid.org/0000-0003-4735-6138 Title of book Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies Publication date 2005 Start page 1 End page 3 Total pages 3 Publisher IGI Global Summary Pervasive services of virtual communities and digital governments are achievable only if trust, privacy and security can be secured and strengthened. To meet these requirements, mechanisms, which provide secure management of information and facilities without compromising privacy and civil rights, have to be devised. The success of such mechanisms relies on effective identity authentication. While traditional security measures such as PINs and passwords may be forgotten, stolen or cracked, biometrics provides authentication mechanisms based on unique human physiological and behavioral characteristics that can be used to identify an individual or authenticate the claimed identity of an individual, but cannot be easily duplicated or forged. Typical characteristics include but are not limited to fingerprint, face, iris, hand geometry, palm, voice pattern, signature, keystroke dynamics and so forth. Moreover, in the light of homeland security, biometrics has become a powerful measure in the government’s fight against identity fraud, illegal immigration, illegal workers and terrorism. Biometrics is also useful in preventing abuses of public health services and other government entitlement. ISBN 9781591405634 Language eng DOI 10.4018/978-1-59140-563-4.ch001 Indigenous content off HERDC Research category D2.1 Reference work Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30126671 Document type: Book Chapter Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Information Technology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 18 Jul 2019, 12:12:00 EST Fri, 19 Jul 2019, 05:02:25 EST Fri, 19 Jul 2019, 06:03:56 EST Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 10:11:12 EST Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 10:12:17 EST Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 13:12:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 24 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 18 Jul 2019, 12:12:00 EST

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