Biometric Encyclopedia

How do biometrics keep people safe online? In this biometric encyclopedia, you will find summaries of the key terms and concepts explaining everything from liveness detection to biometric authentication and more. This resource is maintained by the iProov team.

  • Out-of-Band Authentication

  • Generative Adversarial Network (GAN)

  • Generative AI

  • Challenge Response Mechanism

  • Emulator

  • Biometric Template

  • Flexible Authentication

  • Conformance Testing

  • Knowledge-Based Authentication (KBA)

  • Biometric Sensor

  • Digital Identity

  • iPortal

  • Synthetic Identity Fraud

  • Digital Injection Attack

  • Credential Stuffing

  • Replay Attack

  • Presentation Attack

  • New Account Fraud

  • Know Your Customer (KYC)

  • Digital Onboarding

  • Deepfake

  • Anti-Money Laundering

  • Account Takeover

  • Biometric Verification

  • Biometric Authentication

  • Face Recognition

  • Liveness Detection

  • Dynamic Liveness

  • Flashmark

  • Biometrics