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A secure protocol for data hiding in compressed fingerprint images

  • Nalini K. Ratha
  • , Miguel A. Figueroa-Villanueva
  • , Jonathan H. Connell
  • , Ruud M. Bolle
  • IBM

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Abstract

Data hiding techniques can be employed to enhance the security of biometrics-based authentication systems. In our previous work, we proposed a method to hide challenge responses in a WSQ-compressed fingerprint image. In this paper, we extend the work to analyze the security holes in the data hiding method and enhance the hiding technique to thwart attacks on the system. We employ several proven IT security techniques to provide a secure method of hiding responses in fingerprint images. The technique presented here can be used in hiding responses in other biometrics with minor changes to suit the domain.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
EditorsDavide Maltoni, Anil K. Jain
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages205-216
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)3540224998, 9783540224990
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume3087
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

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