Accessibility evaluation of a mobile biometric recognition system

• Published in: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Identity, Security and Behavior Analysis (ISBA) pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Blanco-Gonzalo, Ramon, Sanchez-Reillo, Raul, Sanchez-Redondo, Carlos, Alonso-Aguilera, Jose Luis
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Fingerprint recognition; Image color analysis; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Training; Usability
• DOI: 10.1109/ISBA.2016.7477234

Biometric recognition systems have highlighted the possibility of easily performing common actions (which require personal authentication) to those users with accessibility concerns. Nevertheless, this topic has not been deeply studied yet and there are only a few previous researches in this line. In this work, we have evaluated the accessibility of a mobile app for making payments using fingerprint and handwritten signature as authentication mechanisms. Several people with accessibility concerns (physical and mental) have used this app and provided valuable feedback according to their needs. Our findings suggest that people requirements are highly subject dependent. On the other hand, in addition to the recently published EN 301 549, proper accessibility evaluation mechanisms for biometric recognition are required in order to cover the specific features of biometric recognition systems.