The theoretical limits of biometry

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.00019v1
• Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 08:28:12 GMT
• Title: The theoretical limits of biometry
• Authors: Ga\"elle Candel
• Abstract summary: We propose a theoretical analysis of the distinguishability problem, which governs the error rates of biometric systems. We demonstrate simple relationships between the population size and the number of independent bits necessary to prevent collision in the presence of noise. The results are very encouraging, as the biometry of the whole Earth population can fit in a regular disk, leaving some space for noise and redundancy.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Biometry has proved its capability in terms of recognition accuracy. Now, it is widely used for automated border control with the biometric passport, to unlock a smartphone or a computer with a fingerprint or a face recognition algorithm. While identity verification is widely democratized, pure identification with no additional clues is still a work in progress. The identification difficulty depends on the population size, as the larger the group is, the larger the confusion risk. For collision prevention, biometric traits must be sufficiently distinguishable to scale to considerable groups, and algorithms should be able to capture their differences accurately. Most biometric works are purely experimental, and it is impossible to extrapolate the results to a smaller or a larger group. In this work, we propose a theoretical analysis of the distinguishability problem, which governs the error rates of biometric systems. We demonstrate simple relationships between the population size and the number of independent bits necessary to prevent collision in the presence of noise. This work provides the lowest lower bound for memory requirements. The results are very encouraging, as the biometry of the whole Earth population can fit in a regular disk, leaving some space for noise and redundancy.

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