Cryptographic Key generation using Sclera and Finger Print: Proposed Method

Abstract

Need for information security and privacy is increasing in recent times. Cryptography is intended to ensure the secrecy and authenticity of the message. The long cryptographic keys are very difficult to remember also protecting its confidentiality is one of the major issues to be deal with. These problems can be solved by integrating Biometrics with cryptography. Since biometric identifiers are unique to individuals, they are more reliable in verifying and identifying than knowledge based methods. Biometrics based authentication systems are progressively acquiring more attention in the field of research. Conventional techniques depend upon biometric features like face, fingerprint, iris, voice etc. In this paper we propose a method for cryptographic key generation fusing Finger print and Sclera.