The Usability and Practicality of Biometric Authentication in the Workplace

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	Carsten Maple, Peter Norrington, "The Usability and Practicality of Biometric Authentication in the Workplace," Availability, Reliability and Security, International Conference on, pp. 958-964, First International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES'06), 2006.

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	@article{ 10.1109/ARES.2006.133, author = {Carsten Maple and Peter Norrington}, title = {The Usability and Practicality of Biometric Authentication in the Workplace}, journal ={Availability, Reliability and Security, International Conference on}, volume = {0}, year = {2006}, isbn = {0-7695-2567-9}, pages = {958-964}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ARES.2006.133}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - CONF JO - Availability, Reliability and Security, International Conference on TI - The Usability and Practicality of Biometric Authentication in the Workplace SN - 0-7695-2567-9 SP958 EP964 A1 - Carsten Maple, A1 - Peter Norrington, PY - 2006 KW - physical security KW - logical security KW - biometrics KW - authentication KW - usability VL - 0 JA - Availability, Reliability and Security, International Conference on ER -

Carsten Maple, University of Luton, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK

Peter Norrington, Kinetic Solutions, UK

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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.

Index Terms:

physical security, logical security, biometrics, authentication, usability

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Carsten Maple, Peter Norrington, "The Usability and Practicality of Biometric Authentication in the Workplace," ares, pp.958-964, First International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES'06), 2006

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