Abstract: This paper provides an introduction to biometric security; Biometrics has been the emerging technology during the past decade. The technology appears to be the answer to the growing concern of the safety and security in both personal and public environments. Taking into consideration the tragic events of 11/9/2001, biometrics has received a great deal of attention and recognition. As the focus on security continues to intensify, individuals, companies, and organizations are quickly trying to learn more about the “what’s” and “how’s” of biometrics.

In our paper we will describe what biometrics technology is, how the technology is utilized and the different methods that are used. We will briefly describe four existing biometric technologies: facial recognition, finger print recognition, and iris recognition and palm geometry. Each of these technologies is unique in their own way, but they all attempt to provide the same safe guards to an individual, an object(s), a room or a building. These technologies may prove to be advantageous by eliminating security threats while optimizing the convenience to today’s organizations.

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