Image Quality and Minutiae Count Comparison for Genuine and Artificial Fingerprints

Abstract: The vulnerabilities of a biometric sensor have been discussed extensively in the literature, and popularized on many films and television programs. The focus of this research is to examine the image quality of an artificial print as compared to a genuine finger, and to examine the characteristics of the two including minutiae counts, image quality, as repeated samples are taken from the fingers. For the full article, please go to: http://www.writely.com/View?docid=dhcxfks5_32d37f2b