Biometrics is about verification and identification.

Biometrics is about verification and identification. It is about verifying the identity of an individual based onward measurable physiological and/or behavioral characteristics. Masquerade, spoofing or impersonation ??” in which an individual claims to be someone otherwise ??” is a significant security threat. A [i]clavis[/i] security service that addresses this threat in the world of computer is authentication. Authentication verifies a user's identity. An individual can be identified and authenticated through what he knows (password), or by dint of what he owns (smart card) or on his human characteristics (biometrics). Unlike a password or a PIN, a biometric trait cannot be missing stolen or recreated.

Consider the following statistics:

more than 40 percent of all helpdesk calls are password-related;

the worldwide annual costliness of corporate fraud is $32 billion, according to Price Waterhouse.

likewise how does biometrics relate to e-commerce security? The pillars of e-commerce security are:

authentication privacy (data