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Introduction to Fingerprint Biometric Student name: Bar Tamar In today’s world, as the usage of large scale systems as part of our daily lives has become a necessity, there is a growing need to guarantee reliable user identification. Those large-scale systems could range from banking services to online grocery shopping. Obviously, not all of those systems will be using a biometric asset as their user identification scheme, mainly due to cost and privacy issues, but some, more crucial and secured systems might need highly reliable identification. Among the identification methods applied in different systems, the most reliable one for sure would be using the person’s own bodily characteristics – biometrics. Why use biometrics? Biometric templates are unique to an individual. Unlike password, pin number, or smart card, they cannot be forgotten, misplaced lost or stolen. The person trying to access is identified by his real id (represented by his unique biometric signature). Why use Fingerprint as a biometric? Fingerprint scanning has a high accuracy rate when users know how to use the system. Fingerprint authentication is a good choice for in-house systems where training can be provided to users and where the device is operated in a controlled environment. Small size of fingerprint scanners, ease of integration can be easily adapted for appliances (keyboards, cell phones, etc). Relatively low costs make it an affordable, simple choice for workplace access security. The most common biometric used. Has been credited as reliable to the extent of being admissible as the sole proof in a court of law Among all the biometric techniques, fingerprint-based identification is the oldest method, and has been successfully used in numerous applications. Everyone is known to have unique, immutable fingerprints - a property that can be used for identification. The process of fingerprint identification includes the following stages:scanning (capture, acqui