STORAGE OF BIOMETRIC DATA IN MATRIX FORM (DATA THROUGH THE LENS OF SECURITY)

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In contemporary times, individuals increasingly favor authenticating their biometric details

through unique technological identification systems. Within this digital regime, concerns regarding

data security have intensified, as users seek assurance of privacy amidst the proliferation of

malicious activities such as data breaches. The primary aim of this study is to safeguard

confidential information by employing the Hamming code technique as a noise mask against

attacks, complemented by the utilization of steganography to conceal data, thereby mitigating the

risk of permanent identity loss. Initially, a binary confidential matrix is constructed to identify

certain locations within the matrix, ensuring data integrity. Subsequently, the outcome of

a collision between two hashed templates is authenticated based on the final confidence score.

The proliferation of various fingerprint schemes presents an additional challenge, necessitating the

determination and selection of the most suitable scheme. Our proposed model, utilizing computer

simulations of the system's design, enhances the security of the entire scheme. In the event of an

attacker attempting to breach the reference template to access confidential biological information,

our model ensures that the final confidential information remains safeguarded, impervious to

leakage.