Fingerprints and facial features are two of the most popular methods in confirming a person’s identity. But perhaps in the near future, this method — which is scanning finger veins — might soon be used for biometric authentication. This might also be integrated in smartphones soon.
“The 3D finger vein biometric authentication method we developed enables levels of specificity and anti-spoofing that were not possible before,” says Jun Xia, from University at Buffalo in the US, lead author of a paper in the journal Applied Optics.
“Since no two people have exactly the same 3D vein pattern, faking a vein biometric authentication would require creating an exact 3D replica of a person’s finger veins, which is basically not possible.”
Details about this study are at Cosmos Magazine.
(Image Credit: Jun Xia/ University at Buffalo/ Cosmos)