The usability and practicality of biometric authentication in the workplace
Abstract
This paper discusses usability and practicality issues for authentication systems based on biometrics. The effectiveness of a system incorporating an authentication method depends not only on theoretical and technological issues, but also on user interaction with and practical implementation of the system by an organisation. It is becoming increasingly common that IT and physical security are converging, especially in the workplace. This has significant ramifications for the workforce and operational matters. In this paper we pay particular attention to the potential issues that arise when companies introduce biometrics for IT or physical security and provide recommendations that help ensure a usable and practical implementation of the technology.Citation
Maple, C., and Norrington, P. (2006) “The Usability and Practicality of Biometric Authentication in the Workplace”, in First International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES06), Vienna University of Technology, pp. 958-964.Type
Conference papers, meetings and proceedingsLanguage
enISBN
0769525679ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1109/ARES.2006.133