Research Article
A Lightweight Biometric Signature Scheme for User Authentication over Networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/1460877.1460920, author={Tansu Alpcan and Sinan Kesici and Daniel Bicher and M. Kivanc Mihcak and Christian Bauckhage and S. Ahmet Camtepe}, title={A Lightweight Biometric Signature Scheme for User Authentication over Networks}, proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={SECURECOMM}, year={2008}, month={9}, keywords={Biometric authentication haptics lightweight algorithms experimental evaluation system design}, doi={10.1145/1460877.1460920} }- Tansu Alpcan
Sinan Kesici
Daniel Bicher
M. Kivanc Mihcak
Christian Bauckhage
S. Ahmet Camtepe
Year: 2008
A Lightweight Biometric Signature Scheme for User Authentication over Networks
SECURECOMM
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/1460877.1460920
Abstract
We introduce a lightweight biometric solution for user authentication over networks using online handwritten signatures. The algorithm proposed is based on a modified Hausdorff distance and has favorable characteristics such as low computational cost and minimal training requirements. Furthermore, we investigate an information theoretic model for capacity and performance analysis for biometric authentication which brings additional theoretical insights to the problem. A fully functional proof-of-concept prototype that relies on commonly available off-the-shelf hardware is developed as a client-server system that supports Web services. Initial experimental results show that the algorithm performs well despite its low computational requirements and is resilient against over-the-shoulder attacks.