Robust biometric image watermarking for fingerprint and face template protection.

Authors

Vatsa Mayank
Richa Singh
Afzel Noore
Max M. Houck, University of South Florida St. PetersburgFollow
Keith Morris

SelectedWorks Author Profiles:

Max M. Houck

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

ISSN

1349-2543

Abstract

This paper presents a combined DWT and LSB based biometric watermarking algorithm that securely embeds a face template in a fingerprint image. The proposed algorithm is robust to geometric and frequency attacks and protects the integrity of both the face template and the fingerprint image. Experimental results performed on a database of 750 face and 750 fingerprint images show that the algorithm has the advantages of both the existing DWT and LSB based algorithms. A multimodal biometric algorithm is used as a metric to evaluate the combined performance of both face and fingerprint recognition.

Publisher

Denshi Jouhou Tsuushin Gakkai,Institute of Electronics Information and Communication Engineers

Recommended Citation

Vatsa, M., Singh, R., Noore, A., Houck, M. M., & Morris, K. (2006). Robust biometric image watermarking for fingerprint and face template protection. IEICE Electronics Express, 3(2), 23-28. doi:10.1587/elex.3.23

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