|
Property |
Fingerprint |
Face |
Iris |
Voice |
|
Distinctiveness |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
|
Permanence |
High |
Medium |
High |
Low |
How
well trait
can be sensed |
Medium |
High |
Medium |
Medium |
Speed
and cost
efficiency of system |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
|
Willingness
of people to have trait used |
Medium |
High |
Low |
High |
Difficulty
of
spoofing the trait |
High |
Low |
High |
Low |
|
False reject rate* |
0.4%
|
1.0–2.5% |
1.1–1.4% |
5–10% |
|
False accept rate* |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
2–5% |
 |
Notes
* Error rates depend on testing environment, sensors used and
composition of users in the population.
Sources
Jain, A. and S. Pankanti. Beyond Fingerprinting. Scientific
American, September 2008, 299 (3), pp.76-81.
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