Thus, the question is very simple: «Who are you?»
Biometric identification consists of determining a person’s identity. The objective is to capture a biometric element, for example, by taking a photo of the face, recording the voice, or capturing an image of the fingerprint. This data is then compared with the biometric data of several other people, stored in a database.
Biometric authentication, also known as verification, is the process by which a person’s characteristic data is compared to that person’s biometric «template» in order to determine their similarity.
First, the reference template is stored in a database or on a secure portable item, such as a smart card. The stored data is then compared with the person’s biometric data to authenticate. Here, it is the person’s identity that is being verified.
