A starter guide for biometrics in security
Biometrics in security can be anything from a simple fingerprint system enabling access to phones and laptops, through to complex systems such as retinal scanning and facial recognition.
Convergence means that biometrics can be used for physical or logical access to networks and systems; the same biometrics being potentially used for both systems. They can be combined with other technologies to create combinations, such as a smart card and fingerprint system.
