In case of biometric identification, such readers output ID number of a user.

Other agencies, however, are addressing this problem by requiring the devices to store information in encrypted form, and using biometric identification.

"A set of random questions is more secure," Dr. Nahamoo said, to back up biometric identification.

We've used various forms of biometric identification since our earliest days, including assuming responsibility for managing the national fingerprint collection in 1924.

There are several forms of biometric identification employed in access control: fingerprint, hand geometry, iris and facial recognition.

The report which we are debating today is more of a technical report, intended to harmonise measures at European level on biometric identification.

The iris of the eye has been described as the ideal part of the human body for biometric identification for several reasons:

Their computer security ciphers are extremely sophisticated and rely heavily on biometric identification.

The pattern of specific organs, such as the eyes, or of parts of them, is used in biometric identification to uniquely identify individuals.

Vein scanning is one form of biometric identification.