@inproceedings{d9d3a236632447bab6eb042d683eca40,
title = "Secure Biometrically Based Authentication Protocol for a Public Network Environment",
abstract = "Biometric technology allows a computer system to identify and authenticate a person directly based on physical or behavioral traits [1]. However passwords and tokens that are currently widely used for authentication purposes do not directly authenticate a person; whenever a person offers a password or token the system only authenticates the presented password or token as authentic, but not the actual person presenting it [2], [8]. For this reason a lot of research went into developing a protocol that will allow a person to securely use a biometric token for personal authentication. Biometric technology is an attractive option for authenticating a person as there is a direct link between the person and a person{\textquoteright}s biometric token. This paper discusses a protocol, named BioVault. BioVault ensures safe transport of biometric tokens over un-secure networked environment without using any encryption technologies. The Bio-Vault protocol also lays the foundation for biometrically based encryption, and biometrically based digital signatures.",
keywords = "Authentication, Biometrics, Electronic commerce, Internet communication, Network Protocol",
author = "Bobby Tait and {von Solms}, Basie",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008.; 4th International Conference on Global e-Security, ICGeS 2008 ; Conference date: 23-06-2008 Through 25-06-2008",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-69403-8_28",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783540694021",
series = "Communications in Computer and Information Science",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "239--246",
editor = "Hamid Jahankhani and Kenneth Revett and Dominic Palmer-Brown",
booktitle = "Global E-Security - 4th International Conference, ICGeS 2008, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
}