Finger vein pattern recognition using image processing technique

Abstract Human identification based on finger vein pattern is an interesting branch of biometric recognition that is getting attention among the researchers in the recent decade as vein patterns are unique such as iris recognition, face recognition, finger print for authentication and security purposes. The vein pattern utilized in this authentication technology refers to the image of vessels within the body which will be seen as a random mesh at the surface of the body. Vein pattern authentication can be applied to almost all people. In the proposed system we have used simple and easy algorithms for processing. The processing steps include image enhancement, thresholding and thinning. The processed images are matched with the images in the database. Thus the proposed biometric system will be effectively used in authentication and security purposes.