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- 1. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ Computer Security Trends Enforcing Digital Security via User Authentication
- 2. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ In our day-to-day technical support for Calgary companies, one of the most common I.T. requests is the password reset.
- 3. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ The simple text password is one of the most basic forms of authentication. There are, however, many other ways to authenticate access to a resource. In this article we discuss computer security trends.
- 4. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ Authentication is used to • verify the user’s identity • to control access to the resources • to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the system, and • to store system logs about users’ activities.
- 5. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ There are two basic modes of authentication: • Verification (a 1-to-1 comparison) • Identification (a 1-to-many comparison)
- 6. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ There are 3 basic authentication methods: • Something we know (password, key sequence etc.) • Something we have (token, smartcard etc.) • Something we are (biometrics – fingerprints, eye scan etc.)
- 7. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ However, passwords can be stolen or tokens can be lost. Therefore, enter biometrics.
- 8. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ Biometric authentication is a process of analysis of someone’s physical characteristics, or behavioral aspects, in order to prove the person’s identity.
- 9. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ The phrase biometrics comes from the Greek language: bio (= life) and metric (= to measure). A well-known concept for biometrics is the use of fingerprints for personal identification, at a police station for example.
- 10. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ A good biometric method should possess the following 3 properties: • Broadness: almost all people should have the characteristic. • Stability: the characteristic should not change or mutate. • Exclusiveness: the characteristic of each person should be unique.
- 11. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ The biometric authentication can be completed in 2 ways: • Physical characteristics recognition – based on some physical feature for identification and authentication, like fingerprints. • Behavioral characteristic recognition – based on some dynamic characteristics, such as keyboard typing, writing, or a hand signature.
- 12. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ Common biometric technologies are: • Face biometrics • Fingerprint biometrics • Eye biometrics • Hand geometry biometrics • Signature biometrics • Voice biometrics
- 13. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ Less commonly used biometric technologies: • Keystroke dynamics • Vein recognition • Body odor measurement • Palm-print • Gait recognition • Ear shape • DNA recognition
- 14. Matterhorn Business Solutions Tel. 587-350-1082 Email: david@matterhornsolutions.ca http://matterhornsolutions.ca/calgary-tech-support/ These are just some of the biotechnologies that we can expect to commonly see in the future.