Biometric Encryption System for Increased Security

In this highly-interconnected world, most of our daily activities are computer based, and the data transactions are protected by passwords. These passwords identify various entities such as bank accounts, mobile phones, etc. People might reuse the same password, or passwords related to an individual that can lead to attacks. Indeed, remembering several passwords can become a tedious task. Biometrics is a science that measures an individual's physical characteristics in a unique way. Biometrics serve as a method to replace the cumbersome use of complex passwords. By using a Biometric Encryption method, one can personalize the biometric to encode a PIN, a password, or an alphanumeric string, for a multitude of applications such as, bank ATMs, building access, and computer terminal access. Moreover, the database only needs to store the biometrically encrypted PIN or password, not the large biometric sample.