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Transparent User Authentication

Biometrics, RFID and Behavioural Profiling

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Nathan Clarke

    1. CSCAN, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom

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  • Examines the problem of user authentication from a completely new and groundbreaking viewpoint
  • Introduces novel behavioural biometrics techniques, not covered by any other book
  • Discusses both theoretical underpinnings of biometric technologies, and practical considerations for the design of such systems

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Enabling Security Through User Authentication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Enabling Security through User Authentication

    1. Current Use of User Authentication

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 3-24

    2. The Evolving Technological Landscape

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 25-43

    3. What Is Really Being Achieved with User Authentication?

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 45-58

  4. Authentication Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Intrusive Authentication Approaches

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 61-110

    3. Transparent Techniques

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 111-149

    4. Multibiometrics

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 151-163

    5. Biometric Standards

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 165-175

  5. System Design, Development and Implementation Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Theoretical Requirements of a Transparent Authentication System

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 179-203

    3. Implementation Considerations in Ubiquitous Networks

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 205-214

    4. Evolving Technology and the Future for Authentication

      • Nathan Clarke
      Pages 215-224

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 225-229
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This groundbreaking text examines the problem of user authentication from a completely new viewpoint. Rather than describing the requirements, technologies and implementation issues of designing point-of-entry authentication, the book introduces and investigates the technological requirements of implementing transparent user authentication – where authentication credentials are captured during a user’s normal interaction with a system. This approach would transform user authentication from a binary point-of-entry decision to a continuous identity confidence measure. Topics and features: discusses the need for user authentication; reviews existing authentication approaches; introduces novel behavioural biometrics techniques; examines the wider system-specific issues with designing large-scale multimodal authentication systems; concludes with a look to the future of user authentication.

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From the reviews:

“This book is worth reading. … Clarke provides an architectural description with many tradeoffs that may help in building such a system. This book, with its clear focus on transparent authentication, brings together a lot of ideas and insights.” (A. Mariën, ACM Computing Reviews, March, 2012)

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  • CSCAN, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom

    Nathan Clarke

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