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PALM VEIN TECHNOLOGY- (TOUCHING THE PERFECTION)

Ashish Gupta

CSE I YEAR

JBREC

Akshay Harshavardhan

CSE I YEAR

JBREC

K. Jayasree

CSE I YEAR

JBREC

ABSTRACT

With the increase in technology

threat to personal data and national

security had also increased .The methods

that were developed to secure important

information from outside intervention

were not up to safe mark .There was a

need to introduce a technology that secures

our data more efficiently from unlawful

intervention .

Fujitsu has developed a palm vein

pattern authentication technology that uses

vescular patterns as personal identification

data .Vein recognition technology is

secure because the authentication data

exists inside the body and is therefore very

difficult to forge. It is highly accurate.

This technology can be used in various

fields like banking, hospitals, government

offices, in passport issuing etc. Business

growth will be achieved with these

solutions by reducing the size of the palm

vein sensor and shortening the

authentication time. This paper is about

the palm vein technology, its applications,

how this technology is applied in real time

applications and the advantages of using

this technology.

1. Introduction:

In the ubiquitous network

society, where individuals can easily

access their information any time and

anywhere, people are also faced with the

risk that others can easily access the same

information anytime and anywhere.

Because of this risk, personal

identification technology is used which

includes Passwords, personal identification

numbers and identification cards.

However, cards can be stolen and

passwords and numbers can be guessed or

forgotten. To solve these problems, Fujitsu

developed four methods:fingerprints,

faces, voice prints and palm veins. Among

these, because of its high accuracy, contact

less palm vein authentication technology is

being incorporated into various financial

solution products for use in public places.

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technologies and some examples of its

application to financial solutions.

This paper discusses the

contactless palm vein authentication

device that uses blood vessel patterns as a

personal identifying factor. The vein

information is hard to duplicate since

veins are internal to the human body. The

palm vein authentication technology offers

a high level of accuracy, and delivers the

following results: a false rejection rate

(FRR) of 0.01%, and a false acceptance

rate (FAR) of 0.00008% or lower, based

on Fujitsu research using the data of

140,000 palms.

Several banks in Japan have used

the palm vein authentication technology

for customer identification since July

2004. In addition, Fujitsu has integrated

the technology into the access control of

electronic door lock systems.

Fujitsu plans to further expand

applications for this technology by

downsizing the sensor and improving the

verification speed.

Previous papers have covered

a background to biometrics and the use of

fingerprints as abiometric measure.

Currently used for identity, authentication

and forensic purposes,biometric

technologies have been broadly grouped

into four areas with several techniques

ineach:

1. Hands;

2. Heads and face;

3. Other physical characteristics; and

4. Behavioural characteristics.

While fingerprints are well accepted as a

biometric measure, other techniques

relating to

hands are, perhaps, less well known or

accepted. Perhaps the best understood is

palm prints.

Other techniques include hand geometry

and vein patterns recognition.

Palm print recording and identification for

law enforcement purposes has been in

existence almost as long as fingerprint

systems and palm prints are reported to

comprise 30% of all crime scene marks1.

As much as another 20% are made up of

the edge of the hand, fingers between the

palm and fingertips and other parts of the

hand. A key driver for law enforcement

agencies to adopt full-hand scan

technologies is the high incidence of hand

related crime scene marks2.

One of the earliest AFIS systems built to

support palm prints is believed to have

been

developed in Hungary in the early 1990s.

In 1997, the technology was bought by a

US

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company. In recent years, most AFIS

vendors have added palm print records

capabilities to their systems.

Many law enforcement agencies are

now making a significant investment in

palmprint identification system, for

example, the UKs Police IT Organisation

(PITO) has signed a 122 million

agreement with Northrop Grumman for

palm and fingerprint identification

technologies3.

Other law enforcement agencies have

made similar investments and are reporting

increased crime resolution rates4. In some

cases, a palm print with an area of less

than one square inch is sufficient to

provide a positive match5.

Australia currently houses the largest

repository of palm prints in the world. The

Australian National Automated

Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS)

stores over 4.8 million palm prints6.

2. Palm vein Technology Reviews:

PalmSecure PC Login Kit comes standard

with login-authentication software,

enabling client-side authentication and

eliminating the need to use an

authentication server, which had been

required up until now. In addition, other

improvements have been incorporated,

such as faster authentication speeds

without a palm guide and greater tolerance

for the distance and angle of the hand

when it passes over the device.

With the new PalmSecure PC Login Kit,

logins to PCs or applications that up until

now required IDs and passwords can now

be done using the highly secure palm vein

biometric authentication method.

In recent years, as part of efforts to comply

with Japan's Personal Information

Protection Law and enhanced internal

corporate compliance policies, it has

become increasingly important to

authenticate the identity of people using

particular PCs in order to prevent data

leaks from PCs that occur because of

unauthorized access or identity fraud.

In 2004, Fujitsu and Fujitsu Frontech

commercialized the PalmSecure palm vein

biometric authentication device. Since

then, the companies have provided the

technology to financial institutions and

wide array of other industries and

organizations for use in various

applications, including login to PCs,

physical admission into secured areas,

management for work time clocks, and

library book lending systems.

The two companies developed PalmSecure

PC Login Kit to make it more simple and

economical for customers to deploy

Fujitsu's sophisticated palm vein

authentication technology. Installing login-

authentication software as standard-

equipped software, sophisticated

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authentication can be handled by the PC

itself, with no need for an authentication

server.

The mouse model, which is the world's

first PC mouse equipped with a palm vein

biometric authentication sensor, can easily

replace an existing PC mouse, offering

convenience and space-saving advantages.

The companies have also added a compact

and portable standard model to their line

of PC login kits.

2.1 The Basis of Palm Vein

technology

An individual first

rests his wrist, and on some

devices, the middle of his

fingers, on the sensor's

supports such that the palm

is held centimeters above

the device's scanner, which

flashes a near-infrared ray on the palm.

Unlike the skin, through which near-

infrared light passes,

fig:3.1 veins in palm

deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood

flowing through the veins absorbs near-

infrared rays, illuminating the hemoglobin,

causing it to be visible to the scanner.

Arteries and capillaries, whose blood

contains oxygenated hemoglobin, which

does not absorb near-infrared light, are

invisible to the sensor. The still image

captured by the camera, which

photographs in the near-infrared range,

appears as a black network, reflecting the

palm's vein pattern against the lighter

background of the palm.

An individual's palm vein image is

converted by algorithms into data points,

which is then compressed, encrypted, and

stored by the software and registered

along with the other details in his profile

as a reference for future comparison. Then,

each time a person logs in attempting to

gain access by a palm scan to a particular

bank account or secured entryway, etc., the

newly captured image is likewise

processed and compared to the registered

one or to the bank of stored files for

verification, all in a period of seconds.

Numbers and positions of veins and their

crossing points are all compared and,

depending on verification, the person is

either granted or denied access.

2.2 REGISTERING THROUGH

PALM VEIN TECHNOLOGY

Step 1:

Palm vein authentication technology

consists of a small Palm vein scanner

that's easy and natural to use, fast and

Highly accurate . Simply hold your palm

a few centimeters Over the scanner and

within a second it reads your unique

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vein pattern.A vein picture is taken and

palm pattern is registered002E

Fig3.2 Scanner Display

Step 2:

Scanned palm

Original

palm

Fig 3.2: Process of Registration

The registered palm pattern is stored

into the database along with the personal

details of the client.

2.3 Working of palm vein security

systems

1. One should place his/her palm

near to scanner.

2. The scanner makes use of a special

characteristic of the reduced

hemoglobin coursing through the palm

veins it absorbs near-infrared light.

This makes it possible to take a

snapshot of what's beneath the outer

skin, something very hard to read or

steal.

Fig 3.3.1: Infra red on Palm

3. The integrated optical system in the

palm vein sensor uses this phenomenon

to generate an image of the palm vein

pattern and the generated image is

digitized, encrypted and finally stored

as a registered template in the database.

Fig 3.3.2: Short region on palm

2.4 How Secure is the Technology?

On the basis of testing the

technology on more than 70,000

individuals , Fujitsu declared that the new

system had a false rejection rate of

0.01% (i.e., only one out of 10,000 scans

were incorrect denials for access), and a

false acceptance rate of less than

0.00008% (i.e., incorrect approval for

access in one in over a million scans).

Also, if your profile is registered with your

right hand, don't log in with your left - the

patterns of an individual's two hands

differ. And if you registered your profile

as a child it'll still be recognized as

you grow, as an individual's patterns of

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veins are established in utero (before

birth). No two people in the world share a

palm vein pattern - even those of

identical twins differ . In addition the

devices ability to perform personal

authentication was verified using the

following:

1. Data from people ranging from 6 to 85

years old including people in various

occupations in accordance with the

demographics realized by the Statistics

Center of the Statistics Bureau.

2. Data about foreigners living in Japan in

accordance with the world demographics

released by the United Nations.

3. Data taken in various situations in daily

life including after drinking alcohol, taking

a bath, going outside and waking up.

2.5.What happens if the registered palm

gets damaged?

There may be a chance that the palm

we had registered may get damaged then

we cannot use this technology,so during

the time of registration we take the veins

of both the hands so that if one gets

damaged we can access through the

second hand. When hand get damaged

upto large extent we can get veins because

deeper into the hand veins are obtained.

Fig 3.5: Registering two palms

When we apply this method we can

maintain complete privacy .The


technology consists of image sensing and

software technology. The palm vein sensor

captures an infrared ray image of the

users palm. The lighting of the infrared

ray is controlled depending on the

illumination around the sensor, and the

sensor is able to capture the palm image

regardless of the position and movement

of the palm. The software then matches the

translated vein pattern with the registered

pattern, while measuring the position and

orientation of the palm by a pattern

matching method.Implementation of a

contactless identification system enables

applications in public places or in

environments where hygiene standards are

required, such as in medical applications.

In addition, sufficient consideration was

given to individuals who are reluctant to

come into direct contact with publicly used

devices.

Palm Recognition

Some palm recognition systems scan

the entire palm, while others allow the

palm image to be segmented in order to

improve performance and reliability. In

general terms, reliability and accuracy is

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improved by searching smaller data sets.

Palm systems categorise data based upon

the location of a friction ridge area.

Hand Geometry

Hand geometry is the most widely

used of biometric technologies, has been

commercially available for over 20 years.

One of the first patents was registered in

1985 with the first commercial systems

becoming available shortly after.

Typical applications using hand geometry

include access control where dirt, grease,

ink or other debris would reduce the

reliability of fingerprint identification, for

example, oil refineries or manufacturing

plants. Hand geometry is also widely used

to control access to nuclear plants.

San Francisco's international airport has

used hand geometry systems for employee

access control since 1993. Ben Gurion

airport in Israel, uses hand geometry to

allow trusted passengers to use express

security control lanes. The US INSPASS

(Immigration and Naturalization Service

Passenger Accelerated Service System)

system was first implemented in 1993 and

used hand geometry to identify reenrolled

passengers, allowing them to bypass

immigration queues at several US

airports17,18 Some 40,000 travellers were

eventually enrolled in this programme

which was later cancelled as being too

expensive to maintain19, attributed largely

to the complex and extended (30 minute)

enrolment time.

It was superseded in 2004 by the

DHS Registered Traveller Programme

which requires fingerprints and iris scans.

In trial at six US airports, it is planned to

expand the trial to between 10 and 20

airports in 200620. The Canadian

CANPASS programme, available at seven

Canadian international airports also uses

iris scans as the principal means of

identification.

Other examples of hand geometry usage

is attendance recording22. A large number

of US universities, colleges and day care

centres use hand geometry scanning to

control access to dormitories, classrooms,

meal plans, libraries and so on. The U.S.

Federal Bureau of Prisons uses hand

geometry technology to monitor

movements and control access for

prisoners, staff and visitors.

2.6. Contact less palm vein

authentication device

(HYGIENE CONCERN):

The completely contactless feature of

this Device makes it suitable for use

where high levels of hygiene are

required .It also eliminates any

hesitation people might have about

coming into contact with something that

other people have already touched.

In addition to being contactless and

thereby hygienic and user-friendly in that

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the user does not need to physically touch

a surface and is free of such hygiene

concerns, palm vein authentication is

highly secure in that the veins are internal

to the body and carry a wealth of

information, thereby being extremely

difficult to forge. An article at slashdot

points to a press release that Fujitsu

Limited announced the global launch of its


device for biometric authentication

security. Fujitsu aims to establish a de

facto standard in the area of high security

biometric authentication with its palm vein

authentication technology. Fujitsus palm

vein authentication is highly secure in that

the veins are internal to the body and carry

a lot of information, thereby being

extremely difficult to forge. Being

contactless it is very hygienic and user-

friendly! As security concerns becomes

more of an issue, this secure authentiation

technology may be widespread in future.

Fujitsus PalmSecure uses a near

infrared light to capture a persons palm

vein pattern, generating a unique biometric

template that is matched against pre-

registered users palm vein patterns. This

advanced, vascular pattern recognition

technology provides a highly reliable form

of authentication. Pearson VUE worked

with a vendor-independent, technology-

neutral third-party company that engineers

and integrates biometric identification

systems for mission-critical applications,

to determine an identity management

technology would be the best choice for

next-generation authentication. After

evaluating a number of different options,

Pearson VUE selected Fujitsus

PalmSecure based on its accuracy

PalmSecures false acceptance ratio is just

0.00008 percent compared to other

forms of biometrics, as well as its ease-of-

use, fast comparisons and non-intrusive

form factor.

It provides unsurpassable accuracy,

maximum candidate privacy, and is the

ultimate solution for global identity

management over single fingerprint

biometrics.

"Healthcare organizations, government

agencies, financial institutions and many

other global enterprises, rely on Palm

Secure as a cost-effective, highly accurate

authentication solution," said Joel

Hagberg, vice president, marketing and

business development, Fujitsu Computer

Products of America, Inc.

"Fujitsus next-generation biometric

technology provides a virtually error-free

identification device that is non-intrusive

to the user unlike other biometric

offerings. Palm Secure is the ideal choice

for companies, like Pearson VUE, that are

looking for an advanced authorization

system. We look forward to working with

Pearson VUE to help them eliminate

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cheating and continue to offer its clients

the highest quality services available."

In addition to being

contactless and thereby hygienic and user-

friendly in that the user does not need to

physically touch a surface and is free of

such hygiene concerns, palm vein

authentication is highly secure in that the

veins are internal to the body and carry a

wealth of information, thereby being

extremely difficult to forge.

This advanced, vascular pattern

recognition technology provides a highly

reliable form of authentication. Pearson

VUE worked with a vendor-independent,

technology-neutral third-party company

that engineers and integrates biometric

identification systems for mission-critical

applications, to determine an identity

management technology would be the best

choice for next-generation authentication.

Advantages & Disadvantages

3. ADVANTAGES :

In addition to the palm,

vein authentication can be done using the

vascular pattern on the back of a hand or a

finger. However, the palm vein pattern is

the most complex and covers the widest

area, Because the palm has no hair, it is

easier to photograph its vascular pattern

. The palm also has no significant

variations in skin color compared with

fingers or back of the hand, where the

color can darken in certain areas. Palm

vein authentication uses the vascular

patterns of an individuals palm as

personal identification data. Compared

with a finger or the back of a hand, a palm

has a broader and more complicated

vascular pattern and thus contains a wealth

of differentiating features for personal

identification. The palm is an ideal part of

the body for this technology; it normally

does not have hair which can be an

obstacle for photographing the blood

vessel pattern, and it is less susceptible to a

change in skin color, unlike a finger

or the back of a hand.

The deoxidized hemoglobin in the vein

vessels absorb light having a wavelength

of about 7.6 x 10-4 mm within the near-

infrared area. When the infrared ray image

is captured, unlike the image only the

blood vessel pattern containing the

deoxidized hemoglobin is visible as a

series of dark lines. Based on this feature,

the vein authentication device translates

the black lines of the infrared ray image as

the blood vessel pattern of the palm, and

then matches it with the previously

registered blood vessel pattern of the

individual.

Unique - vein patterns are unique

to individuals and do not change

over time

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Accurate - advanced matching

algorithms ensure high level of

accuracy

Hygienic - contact-less user

interface addresses cleanliness

concerns

Universal applicability

technology can be used by virtually

everyone

Versatile - readily deployed in

wide range of applications

Non-invasive simple to use user

interface promotes maximum user

acceptance

4.Disadvantages:

Not applicable for person with

disabilities of limbs.

Its avery expensive Technology to

implement on large scale, specially

In developing country like India.

Some advantages of vein pattern

biometrics are:

Vein pattern technology is

perceived as secure as it

incorporated liveness detection.

Being contactless, it is also

perceived as being hygienic and

does not carry the stigma

associated with fingerprints.

The human vascular structure is

individually distinct.

Identical twins have different and

distinct vascular patterns.

Vein patterns are not easily

spoofed, observed, damaged,obscured or changed.

Vein pattern recognition requires

simple low resolution imaging

devices.

The technology is reliable in that is

shows little performance

degradation in harsh environments,such as mines, manufacturing and

construction sites as well as heavy

traffic areas such as schools,

military bases and dormitories.

Biometric Technologies - Palm and

Hand

A vein pattern technologies have a

high degree of usability with some

research showing 99.98 percent

usability.

It is convenient, fast and requires

little user training. As with hand

geometry technology, cost and

hand changes and injuries are the

main disadvantages. In common

with most technologies, however,

costs are reducing as technology

improves and usage increases.

PalmSecure technology is a proven

biometric authentication solution

for patient registration and time

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and attendance systems in the

healthcare industry, as well as for

other security applications.

Customers continue to realize the

benefits of the superior security

and unmatched reliability that

PalmSecure technology provides,"

said Vic Herring, vice president of

sales and business development,

Advanced Technology Group,

Fujitsu Frontech North America

Inc. "PalmSecure LT for SSO

solution is well positioned to serve

the price-sensitive SSO market by

replacing complicated passwords

with a quick scan of the palm and

providing a compelling total cost

of ownership. It offers a highly

accurate, contactless and easy-to-

deploy solution in a convenient

form factor that meets customers'

SSO needs at a price point that is

very favorable compared to other

biometric solutions.

PalmSecure technology uses a near-

infrared light to capture a user's palm vein

pattern, generating a unique biometric


registered users' palm vein patterns. It is a

contactless authentication technology that

offers an easy-to-use, hygienic solution for

verifying identity. This advanced, vascular

pattern recognition solution is highly

reliable and in a form factor that is non-

intrusive and generates extremely fast

authentication. PalmSecure LT for SSO

device connects via USB to any PC or

laptop. The SSO interface included

enables users to enjoy the simplicity

associated with SSO functionality while

adding robust biometric authentication to

enhance security and protect mission-

critical information and systems.

Applications

5. APPLICATIONS :

This palm vein

authentication technology is used in

various areas for more security. The

following are some of the important areas

where it is used:

5.1. ATM:

It is already used by the Bank of

Tokyo-Mitsubishi with ATMs and by

Todholm Primary School in Scotland as a

new way to pay for school meals. Fujitsu

PalmSecure is the future of authentication

technology and is something you will see

much more of. Of the biometric solutions

available to-date, palm-vein authentication

offers the best accuracy and security.

Blood vessel patterns are unique to each

individual and, unlike fingerprints or iris

scans, they do not change over time, so

re-registration does not have to take place

at frequent intervals. Most crucially, these

vascular patterns exist inside the body, not

externally. They cannot be stolen by

means of photography, forgery or other

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such methods, thereby making this method

of biometric authentication much more

secure than others. PalmSecure technology

only detects the vein patterns of living

people. The scanning process is extremely

fast and does not involve any contact

between the sensor and the person being

scanned. In addition to its security

advantages, PalmSecure meets the

stringent hygiene requirements of multi-

user public environments In July 2004, to

ensure customer security, Suruga bank

launched itsBio Security Deposit the

worlds first financial service to use Palm

Secure . This service features high

security for customers using vein

authentication , does not require a bank

card or pass book and prevents

withdrawals from branches other than

the registered branch and ATMs thereby

minimizing the risk of fraudulent

withdrawals. To open a Bio-Security

Deposit account, customers go to a bank

and have their palm veins photographed at

the counter in order to guarantee secure

data management, the palm vein data is

stored only on the vein data base server at

the branch office where the account is

opened.. In October 2004, The Bank of

Tokyo launched its Super IC Card.

This card combines the functions of a

bankcard, credit card, electronic money

and palm vein authentication. This Super

IC Card contains the customers palm

Vein data and vein authentication

algorithms and perfor ms vein

authentication by itself . This system is

advantageous because the customers

information is not stored at the bank.

When a customer applies for a Super IC

Card, the bank sends the card to the

customers home . To activate the palm

vein authentication function, the

customer brings the card and his

passbook and seal to the bank Fig:5.1

ATM Sensor counter where the customers

vein information is registered on

the card . After registration the

customer can make transactions at that

branch counter and ATM using palm vein

authentication and a matching PIN

number A rapidly increasing problem

among financial sectors in Japan is the

illegal withdrawal of bank funds using

stolen or skimmed fake bankcards. To

address this, palm vein authentication has

been utilized for customer confirmation of

transactions at bank windows or ATMs.

The smart card from the customers bank

account contains the customers palm vein

pattern and the matching software of the

palm vein patterns. A palm vein

authentication device at the ATM scans

the customers palm vein pattern and

transfers it into the smart card. The

customers palm vein pattern is then

matched with the registered vein pattern in

the smart card. Since the registered

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customers palm vein pattern is not

released from the smart card, the security

of the customers vein pattern is preserved.

In 2004, the Suruga Bank and the Bank of

Tokyo-Mitsubishi in Japan deployed a

secured account service utilizing the


system. Several other banks in Japan have

followed suit in 2005.Fujitsu plans to

develop another type of ATM for use at

convenience stores in Japan, embedding

the palm vein authentication sensor in

the ATM.

5.2. PERSONAL COMPUTERS:

In personal computers palm vein

technology can applied by inserting the

vein sensor inside mouse. when power is

supplied to system the mouse also gets

power and the sensor in the mouse will be

ready to sense palm veins. When one

place his/her palm the sensor sense the

veins and if they are matched with the

registered ones Fig:5.2 PC Sensor

the system allows the person to use it.

One can use this technology even to

lock folders , that should be maintained as

private information. Fujitsu has released

the first PC mouse equipped with a palm

vein biometric authentication sensor, as

part of the PalmSecure PC Login Kit. With

the new PalmSecure PC Login Kit, logins

to PCs or applications that up until now

required IDs and passwords can now be

done using the highly secure palm vein

biometric authentication method. Bundled

with login-authentication software the

Fujitsu device eliminates the need of using

ids and passwords. Just hold your palm

over the sensor to log into PCs or

applications. Once the data of your palm

vein patterns is registered, the information

can be used for confirming access to all

other applications. It also boosts faster

authentication speeds without a palm guide

and greater tolerance for the distance and

angle of the hand when it passes over the

device. In addition the firm has made

available this biometric technology with a

standard device (minus mouse

functionality). Both of them are available

in black, white, and gray colors.

5.3. IN HOSPITALS AND LIBRARYS:

A public library in Japan is set to

become the first in the world to use palm-

vein biometrics as a substitute for

conventional library cards.

The University of Tokyo hospital

has taken delivery of a contactless palm

vein authentication system to secure

physical access to its Department of

Planning, Information and Management.

In recent years, palm-vein pattern

recognition technology, also referred to as

vascular recognition, has been refined to

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meet these concerns. The underlying

technology of palm-vein biometrics works

by extracting the characteristics of veins in

the form of an image. The image is

captured by a high performance sensor that

maps the Deoxygenated hemoglobin

absorbs near-infrared rays. In practice, a

sensor emits these rays and captures an

image based on the reflection from the

palm. As the hemoglobin absorbs the rays,

it creates a distortion in the reflection light

so the sensor can capture an image that

accurately records the unique vein patterns

in a person's hand. The recorded image is

then converted to a biometric template

a numeric representation of several

characteristics measured from the captured

image, including the proximity between

veins. This template is then used to

compare against a user's palm scan each

time they authenticate.This technology is

non-intrusive: There is no need to

physically touch the sensor. All users must

do is to hold their hand above the sensor

for less than a second.

The method is also highly accurate. The

International Biometrics Group (IBG),

which evaluates all types of biometrics

products through comparative testing,

found that palm-vein technology was on

par with iris scan biometrics in accuracy

ratings.Palm-vein recognition technology

is significantly less expensive than iris

scanning technology. In fact, the only

biometric solution less expensive than

palm-vein authentication is fingerprint

recognition.For health care organizations,

effective palm-vein recognition solutions

enable accurate identification of patients,

enabling them to quickly retrieve their

electronic medical records when they

check into a hospital. This eliminates the

potential human error of pulling the

incorrect record, and helping to protect

patients from identity fraud attempts.

Until now, there has been no biometric

technology that can achieve the highest

levels of security and usability at a

reasonable cost. Palm-vein recognition hits

that sweet spot of biometrics between

security, cost, accuracy and ease of use

that make it an optimal physical and IT

access control solution for health care

organizations.

5.4 Authentication:

The palm vein pattern sensor is also used

for access control units. The palm vein

authentication access control device is

comprised of the palm vein pattern sensor,

a keypad and a small display. This device

controls access to rooms or buildings that

are for restricted personnel. The device

consists of two parts: the palm vein

sensor, plus the control unit that

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Fig 5.4 : Door Authentication

executes the authentication processing and

sends the unlock instruction. A simple

configuration system can be achieved by

connecting this device to the electric lock

control board or electric locks provided by

the manufacturer.

In front of our homes we can apply

this Palm vein techonolgy so that by

registering the veins of our family

members and relatives we can maintain

high range security which is not

possible through other technologies .

Japanese recently used this technologies

before front doors and getting high range

security PalmSecure technology uses a

near-infrared light to capture a user's palm

vein pattern, generating a unique biometric


registered users' palm vein patterns. It is a

contactless authentication technology that

offers an easy-to-use, hygienic solution for

verifying identity. This advanced, vascular

pattern recognition solution is highly

reliable and in a form factor that is non-

intrusive and generates extremely fast

authentication. PalmSecure LT for SSO

device connects via USB to any PC or

laptop. The SSO interface included

enables users to enjoy the simplicity

associated with SSO functionality while

adding robust biometric authentication to

enhance security and protect mission-

critical information and systems.

ATM usage can be also one example of

the specific case of smart card integration.

Some banks in Japan already provide this

service to their customer.

6. Conclusion

Palm vein authentication technology offerscontactless authentication and

provides a hygienic and noninvasive

solution, thus promoting a high-level of

user acceptance. Fujitsu believes that a

vein print is extremely difficult to forge

and therefore contributes to a high level of

security, because the technology measures

hemoglobin flow through veins internal to

the body. The opportunities to implement

palm vein technology span a wide range of

applications.

Palm vein pattern authentication

technology developed by Fujitsu was

being used in a wide range in japan . If this

technology is introduced in our country we

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can solve many problems such as

password protection in ATM , security in

various fields and if we implement this

technology in government offices we can

make the employees to work according the

government timings. Surely this

technology will bring a revolution in the

field of science and technology in the near

future.

7. REFERENCES:

1. www.zenginkyo.or.jp/en/news/index

2. www.btm.co.jp/english/index.html

3. www.networkworld.com

4. Extraction of Finger-Vein Patterns

Using Maximum Curvature Points in

Image Profiles, in Proceedings of the

9th IAPR Conf. on Machine Vision

Applications, N. Miura, A. Nagasaka,

and T. Miyatake, (MVA2005, Tsukuba

Science City, Japan, 2005), pp. 347-350.

5. Bio-informatics Visualization

Technology committee, Bio-informatics

Visualization Technology (Corona

Publishing, 1997), p.83,

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