The Human Brain
has an Innate Ability to Recognize Faces
Significant research has been conducted regarding the human
brain’s remarkable ability to recognize familiar faces. The
purpose of much of this research has been to create
electronic systems that emulate the brain for use in
biometric security applications. |
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"It's a really
interesting area of research. The system
addresses an important issue in computer
security that is often ignored. Anything
that addresses the human factor is a good
thing."
Bruce Schneier
of Counterpane Security |
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Like many functions of the
brain the process is more complex than one might first
think. It turns out that the brain treats faces differently
than it does other shapes and objects. Indeed, a part of the
human brain has evolved specifically for the purpose of
remembering and recognizing faces. It is this fact that
underlies the core technology of Passfaces.
Learn more. Download the the complete white paper. |
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How
Passfaces Works |
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Faces are used instead of alpha numeric
characters as an access code. New users
sign up for Passfaces and are assigned a
set of 5 separate face images. Users
complete a familiarization process to
get to know their Passfaces. During log
on, users pick each of their assigned Passfaces
from individual 3 by 3 grids.
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