Authentication methods based on human traits, including fingerprint, face, iris, and palm print, have developed significantly, and currently they are mature enough to be reliably considered for human identification purposes. Recently, as a new research area, a few methods based on non-facial skin features such as vein patterns have been developed. This literature review paper explores some key biometric systems such as face recognition, iris recognition, fingerprint, and palm print, and discusses their respective advantages and disadvantages; then by providing a comprehensive analysis of these traits, and their applications, vein pattern recognition is reviewed.

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Varastehpour, S., Sharifzadeh, H., Ardekani, I., Sarrafzadeh, A. (2020).Human Biometric Traits: A Systematic Review Focusing on Vascular Patterns Unitec ePress Occasional and Discussion Papers Series (2020:3).

https://doi.org/10.34074/ocds.086

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  • Authors: Dr Soheil Varastehpour, Dr Hamid Sharifzadeh, Dr Iman Ardekani and Dr Abdolhossein Sarrafzadeh
  • Date of publication: 10.12.2020
  • ISSN: 2324-3635