Key features of IRIS Technology and Its role in E-Governance
Biometrics is the technology used for the purpose of authentication and verification. Biometrics measure and analyze both physiological and behavioral characteristics such as DNA, fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, etc. for authentication or identification purposes of a human being. Initiatives taken by the government to adopt biometrics systems for the purpose of identification and verification, introduction of e-passports, use of biometrics in criminal identification are some of the drivers that are fueling growth of the biometrics system market. Use of biometrics in e-commerce and cloud computing solutions for biometrics are the key opportunity areas for the market.
Iris Technology
Iris technology is the most secured modality in Biometrics world with the FAR performance at 1:12 million which is unmatched by any other Biometric modality. Pattern of human eyes remains unchanged from birth till date; moreover even identical twins have unique patterns of the eyes, thus making Iris technology the safest and secured technology. It cannot be replicated.
Iris Technology in Banking
We note that recent advancements in IRIS technology would change the way banking is done. Currently the most common technology used by the banks is fingerprint, which has many performance issues and can easily be duplicated being a touch technology. Since Iris recognition is a contact-less and cannot be duplicated nor replicated being the most robust and highly secured biometric at present.
Scope of IRIS Technology in E-Governance
E-Governance applications have humungous scope for the iris technology. Aadhaar UID is becoming the tool for identity verification when it comes to beneficiary authentication. In E-Governance, G2C relation includes the services provided by the Government to the Citizens. These services include the public utility services i.e. telecommunication, transportation, post, medical facilities, electricity, education and also some of the democratic services relating to the citizenship such as certification, registration, licensing, taxation, passports, ID cards etc. Therefore citizen authentication in E-Governance application in G2C,C2G, G2G, G2B relationship is imperative in controlling misuse and freezing loopholes.
