diff --git a/blog/posts/biometrics-explained.md b/blog/posts/biometrics-explained.md index 74291d3f..75cee5d3 100644 --- a/blog/posts/biometrics-explained.md +++ b/blog/posts/biometrics-explained.md @@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ One of the most recognizable types of biometric authentication has to be the fin There are three main types of fingerprint: loops, whorls, and arches. Fingerprint sensors categorize your finger into these groups before using other details to uniquely identify your fingerprint. You might think that you could count the number of arches/whorls/loops, but there can be many people with the same configuration and number of these. Also fingerprint sensors won't be able to see your entire fingerprint most of the time, they are designed to work at weird angles and with a partial scan, so it's not viable. -
- ![Examples of loop, whorl, and arch fingerprints](../assets/images/biometrics-explained/types-of-fingerprint.jpeg) -
source: University of Houston
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+![Examples of loop, whorl, and arch fingerprints](../assets/images/biometrics-explained/types-of-fingerprint.jpeg) + + [Finger minutiae](https://sites.rutgers.edu/fingerprinting/no-two-finger-prints-are-alike/) data is used to identify a fingerprint as unique. This data consists of the points on your fingerprint where lines split, abruptly end, individual dots, etc. Two people can have the same number of arches, loops, and whorls, but they won't have the exact same configurations of minutiae. { .annotate }