Secure method and system for biometric verification
CA 2451617 A1 · Owner: Johnson, Harold J. · Inventors: Johnson, Harold J.; Main, Alec
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There is a need in the computer software and data industries to protect content from unauthorized access to private information. Alphanumeric passwords have been shown to offer very weak protection. Biometrics (personal traits such as fingerprints and hand-written signatures) offer superior protection, but still have a number of weaknesses. The most significant weakness is that there is no existing way to protect the stored biometric data itself; and once a person's fingerprint data has been obtained by an attacker the use of that fingerprint can no longer be considered secure. The invention solves the problem by securing the access software application that manages the biometric …
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- Filed June 28, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 28, 2022.
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