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BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Biometric authentication refers to a cybersecurity process that verifies a user's identity using their unique biological traits such as fingerprints, voices, retinas, and facial features.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

L'authentification est un moyen de vérifier qu'une personne est bien celle qu'elle prétend, sans laisser de place au doute. L'authentification biométrique réalise cette vérification en s'intéressant à des caractéristiques biologiques ou comportementales spécifiques.

Spanish

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