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We propose a probabilistic model for constructing passwords on the basis of outcomes of biometrical measurements. An algorithm for the transformation of biometrical data to passwords is given. The performance of the authentication scheme is evaluated by the compression factor, the false acceptance/rejection rates, the probability distribution over the set of passwords, and the probability of a correct guess of the input biometrical data mapped to the known password. An application of the results to DNA measurements is presented.
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Balakirsky, V.B., Ghazaryan, A.R., Vinck, A.J.H. (2009). Constructing Passwords from Biometrical Data. In: Tistarelli, M., Nixon, M.S. (eds) Advances in Biometrics. ICB 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5558. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01793-3_90
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