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  • FRR FAR CER False reject rate (FRR): This is commonly referred to as a Type I error, or a false rejection error.False accept rate (FAR): This is commonly referred to as a ...
    Posted 18 May 2010, 05:05 by Kanav Gupta
  • 5 Myths and Realities of PCI Compliance In the wake of major security incidents such as the Heartland Payment Systems data breach, critics have focused on the perceived flaws of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ...
    Posted 5 Feb 2010, 14:13 by Kanav Gupta
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  • False Rejection or False Negative Now imagine that Sally has the same laptop.  She has registered her fingerprint on the system.  The next day she tries to use this for authentication. Unfortunately, the system rejects ...
    Posted 18 May 2010, 05:02 by Kanav Gupta
  • False Acceptance or False Positive This is when a system inaccurately identifies someone as someone else.  For example, imagine that Attacker Al steals Sally's laptop. The laptop has a fingerprint scanner for authentication with ...
    Posted 18 May 2010, 05:01 by Kanav Gupta
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