Anonymous Biometric Checking

By Lunda A. Wright

Supervised by Prof. P. Wentworth

Co-supervised by Mr. J. Ebden

Have you ever…

Planned a holiday through a travel agent?

Bought a car?

Acquired medicines from a pharmacy?

Applied for a bank loan?

Do you recognize this man?

Big Brother is watching you…

More background

A company in <edited> is working with the <edited> to provide an online national database of biometric information.

They will sell appropriate fingerprint scanners and point-of-sales to allow merchants to verify your identity.

The Problem

This is an issue of PRIVACY.

Your dealings can be tracked too closely by a “bigger brother”.

There are valid property security concerns.

The Answer

A merchant needs to know who you are

without you being tracked by the verifying agency

without you revealing vital personal information

Issues to consider

How will your information be entered and stored?

How will the information be accessed?

How will a transaction be completed?

Output

A protocol that uses biometric information to anonymously prove your identity.

Not the use of Smartcards!

Extensions

Let’s remove the POS and see this be done over the internet…

Let’s go beyond merchant transactions. The police want in…

Any questions?