Credit Card Fingerprint
Scanner
Dennis Seran
CS 410 / Spring 2004
Introduction
• Identity theft has become one of the most common
forms of criminal activity
• Credit card fraud is the main form of identity theft
Introduction
• Identity theft is on the rise and shows no signs of
slowing down
Identity Theft Incidents
214,905
161,819
86,168
31,103
2000
2001
2002
2003
Introduction
• Cost businesses and financial institutions a total of
$48 billion in 2002
• Cost consumers another $5 billion in 2002
Current Problem
• Credit card numbers are easily obtained from
transactions
• Actual credit card is not needed for transactions,
just the number
• Human factor – we lose things!!
Fingerprint Scanner
How it Works
Capture
Extraction
• Preprocessing
• Detect
minutia
System
search for
similarities
(matching
process)
Acceptable
score
Advantages
• Time to develop
– 12 to 18 months
• Provides greater security – now two requirements
are needed
• Fast and easy to use
• Inexpensive, price ranges from $50 - $200
Concerns
• Now my fingerprints are accessible to criminals
• Modification of software and hardware
Conclusion
• Identity theft is a problem that has no preferences
and can attack any of us at any time
• A growing need and thus demand for a solution
• Greater security leads to a more peace of mind
References
• http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/index.html
• http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/biometrics.htm
• http://www.infosecnews.com/opinion/2003/07/02_03.htm
• http://biometrics.cse.msu.edu/fingerprint.html