{"id":4943,"date":"2020-06-08T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/?p=4943"},"modified":"2020-06-08T15:58:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:58:30","slug":"by-the-numbers-why-isnt-biometric-security-catching-on-in-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/identity-management\/by-the-numbers-why-isnt-biometric-security-catching-on-in-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"By the Numbers: Why Isn’t Biometric Security Catching On in Authentication?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Solutions Review presents By the Numbers: Why Isn\u2019t Biometric Security Catching on in Authentication?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Previously, Solutions Review wrote an article entitled \u201c<\/span>Are Biometrics IAM\u2019s Future?<\/span><\/a>.\u201d In it, we discussed the then-new wave in biometric security and authentication; ultimately, we expressed both optimism and ambivalence concerning biometric adoption. On the one hand, biometrics offer a concrete alternative to passwords. Passwords prove trivial to guess or crack with simple illicit tools purchased from the Dark Web. No such technology can do so for biometrics. Further, biometrics can\u2019t become lost or stolen, unlike passwords.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, we noted several challenges concerning biometric security. We noted that the U.S. continues to struggle with the collection and use of biometric data, with self-regulation proving inefficient at maintaining privacy. Further, we wrote that while hackers cannot obtain biometrics without significant challenges, that doesn\u2019t mean stealing biometric factors is impossible. Worse, if biometric factors are stolen, you cannot replace them like passwords.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, having one password for everything that can never be changed violates several precepts of modern identity and access management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet since the article, enterprises continue to struggle with or delay implementing biometric authentication. Instead, <\/span>two-factor authentication<\/span><\/a> has taken over as the identity security strategy for the majority of organizations. Why? Why does biometric security create a hurdle in business\u2019 identity management strategies and implementation?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We break down biometric security<\/a> by the numbers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


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Why Isn’t Biometric Security Catching On?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to a <\/span>2018 survey<\/span><\/a> by <\/span>Veridium<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n