Biometric Data Security
This report provides analysis of different aspects of biometric data security, threats, and corresponding solutions. Three primary topics featuring vulnerabilities and solutions are discussed based on current industry growth: fingerprint technologies on smartphones, biometric implementations in enterprise & BYOD, and system security both from a conceptual and a technical framework. Biocryptography, cyberattacks, privacy, system integrity and other security topics are broken down into individual aspects and reformulated to construct a biometric security framework, suggestions for implementation, and guidelines on what to avoid.
Table of Contents
- 1. SECURITY FRAMEWORK PROTECTING BIOMETRIC DATA
- 1.1. Outline and Methodology of the Analysis
- 1.2. Data Security Urgency
- 2. FINGERPRINT SECURITY VULNERABILITIES ON SMARTPHONES
- 2.1. Market Landscape
- 2.2. Conversion Attack: Untrusted UI Authentication
- 2.3. Replacement Attack: Malware-service App Replacement
- 2.4. Vulnerability: World-readable Biometric Data
- 3. BYOD BIOMETRIC SECURITY
- 3.1. The External Hardware Approach
- 3.2. The Software SDK Approach
- 3.3. The Embedded Hardware Approach
- 3.4. The All-rounded Approach
- 4. BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS SECURITY FEATURES
- 4.1. Security Framework
- 4.2. Biocryptography and Template Protection
- 4.3. Further Technical Security Issues: What to Implement and What to Avoid
- 5. CASE STUDY ON BIOMETRIC DATA SECURITY
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Case Setup
- 5.3. Vulnerabilities and Pitfalls Exposed
- 6. CONCLUSION
