Symmetric Hash Functions for Fingerprint Minutiae

Abstract. The possibility that a database with biometric data is compromised is one of the main concerns in implementing biometric identification systems. In this paper we present a method of hashing fingerprint minutia information and performing fingerprint identification in a new space. Only hashed data is transmitted and stored in the server database, and it is not possible to restore fingerprint minutia locations using hashed data. We also present a performance analysis of the proposed algorithm.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ICAPR
• Authors: Sergey Tulyakov, Faisal Farooq, Venu Govindaraju
• Keywords: Hashed Data, ICAPR 2005, fingerprint Minutia, fingerprint Minutia Information