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A New Cryptographic Protocol for Biometric Security Technologies
A New Cryptographic Protocol for Biometric Security Technologies
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Paul, Arnab
Ramachandran, Umakishore
Ramachandran, Umakishore
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Abstract
We propose a new cryptographic protocol for remote authentication. This
protocol
is suitable when the signature key is very large. The emerging paradigm of
verification through biometric samples, such as fingerprints, retinal images
etc.,
naturally represents such a scenario. The proposed protocol cuts down the
bandwidth requirement by selectively transmitting a very small part of the
large signature, instead of the large signature itself. In addition, the
protocol offers another extra layer of security if used on top of RSA. The
design of the protocol is based on the notion of Probabilistic Checking of
Proofs (PCP). The computational overhead involved in realizing this scheme
would be very small since it consists
mostly of arithmetic over polynomial fields which is typically very fast and
can be
implemented with inexpensive hardware or software.
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Date Issued
2001
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