An Approach To Enhance Level Of Security To The ATM Customers By Hiding Face Biometric Data Using Steganography

Vol.1 No.3

Year: 2012

Issue: Jun-Aug

Title: An Approach To Enhance Level Of Security To The ATM Customers By Hiding Face Biometric Data Using Steganography   

Author Name: K. Lavanya, C. Naga Raju   

Synopsis:   

Automated teller machine allows the banks customers to carry out banking transactions like, deposits, transfers, balance enquiries, and withdrawal. Criminal activities at ATM’s have become a nationwide issue. In order to certify safe and secure transactions banks has to meet certain standards. This paper focuses on preventing such activities and enhancing the level of security at ATMs. Biometric authentication technique is proven to address the problems of traditional methods which are presently used in ATMs. Face recognition has received substantial attention from researchers in biometrics. In this approach, a face recognition system for personal identification and verification can be done using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). To enhance the level of security user’s biometric data itself hidden with steganography measures. Spatial based LSB Steganography methods is used for hiding biometric data into another covered image  and then  receiver can detect the secret message.