Secure pairing with biometrics. (24th February 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Buhan, Ileana; Boom, Bas; Doumen, Jeroen; Hartel, Pieter H.; , Raymond N.J. Veldhuis
• Is Part Of: International journal of security and networks. Volume 4:Number 1/2(2009)
• Page Start: 27
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2009-02-24
• Subjects: ad-hoc authentication -- biometrics -- fuzzy extractors -- secure pairing -- eavesdropping -- MiTM -- man-in the middle attacks -- security -- biometric data -- hand grip pressure pattern -- usability analysis -- face recognition -- biometric pairing; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; 005.805
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1747-8405

Abstract

Secure pairing enables two devices that share no prior context with each other to agree upon a security association, which they can use to protect their subsequent communication. Secure pairing offers guarantees of the association partner identity and it should be resistant to eavesdropping and to a man-in the middle attack. We propose the SAfE pairing system, a user friendly solution to this problem. Details are presented along with a discussion of the security features, experimental validation with two types of biometric data (face recognition and hand grip pressure pattern) and a usability analysis for face recognition biometric pairing.