Credit Card Fingerprint Scanner

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Credit Card Fingerprint Scanner

• Dennis Seran
• CS 410 / Spring 2004

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Introduction

• Identity theft has become one of the most common
  forms of criminal activity
• Credit card fraud is the main form of identity
  theft

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Introduction

• Identity theft is on the rise and shows no signs
  of slowing down

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Introduction

• Cost businesses and financial institutions a
  total of 48 billion in 2002
• Cost consumers another 5 billion in 2002

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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!!

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Fingerprint Scanner
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How it Works

• Capture

• Extraction

• Preprocessing

• Detect minutia

• System search for similarities (matching process)

Acceptable score
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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

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Concerns

• Now my fingerprints are accessible to criminals
• Modification of software and hardware

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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

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References

• http//www.consumer.gov/idtheft/index.html
• http//www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/biome
  trics.htm
• http//www.infosecnews.com/opinion/2003/07/02_03.h
  tm
• http//biometrics.cse.msu.edu/fingerprint.html