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JCP 2011 Vol.6(6): 1206-1212 ISSN: 1796-203X
doi: 10.4304/jcp.6.6.1206-1212

A Framework for Token and Biometrics Based Authentication in Computer Systems

Jian De Zheng
School of Information Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Abstract—User authentication is of vital importance to the security of computer systems. This paper proposes a new framework for multifactor authentication using token and various biometrics, such as fingerprint, retina scan, hand geometry and face pattern, which allows the authenticator, usually runs as a sever, to store only cipher texts, instead of the plaintexts of the biometrics templates, so as to reduce the risk of disclosing personal data of users. Another advantage of the framework is that the biometrics templates are bound to the private key inside the token therefore cannot be modified by changing server-resident data. The framework is based on a special challenge-response protocol, which is used to authenticate the token and decrypt the cipher texts of biometrics at the same time, such that live biometrics samples collected from the token owners can be matched to the recovered templates. Besides principles and architecture, a cryptographic study of the framework is also presented, which focuses on a formal proof for the security of the new protocol, under the Random Oracle Model.

Index Terms—Computer security, Authentication protocol, Token, Biometrics

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Cite: Jian De Zheng, "A Framework for Token and Biometrics Based Authentication in Computer Systems," Journal of Computers vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 1206-1212, 2011.

General Information

ISSN: 1796-203X
Abbreviated Title: J.Comput.
Frequency: Bimonthly
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Liansheng Tan
Executive Editor: Ms. Nina Lee
Abstracting/ Indexing: DBLP, EBSCO,  ProQuest, INSPEC, ULRICH's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat,etc
E-mail: jcp@iap.org
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