Patents in Biometric
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Title
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Cryptographic Key Generation Using Biometric Data
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Abstract
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A method and apparatus for generating a cryptographic key using biometric data is provided. A fingerprint is received, and features are extracted from the fingerprint. These features may include one or more of the following: A message is created based on the features of the fingerprint. For one embodiment, the message is a template including the features. For another embodiment, the message is a subset of features not included in a template. For another embodiment, the message is ghost points not corresponding to the features in the template. A message digest function is applied to the message to create a cryptographic key.
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Inventors
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Vance Bjorn
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Patent Number
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6035398
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International Classification
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7-Mar-00
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