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There has been much interest in the individuality of some of the biometric identifiers. Loosely speaking, individuality has to do with comparing a biometric with a password [179]; it is related to how easy it is randomly to “guess” a biometric machine representation, given current sensing and matching capabilities. Reasons for the interest in individuality include the many recent challenges to fingerprint, signature, and writer authentication expert testimony in the courts of law. As well as the published empirical studies on the relatively new iris biometric (Section 14.2).
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Bolle, R.M., Connell, J.H., Pankanti, S., Ratha, N.K., Senior, A.W. (2004). A Biometric’s Individuality. In: Guide to Biometrics. Springer Professional Computing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4036-3_14
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