%0 Journal Article %A Parvinder S. Sandhu and Iqbaldeep Kaur and Amit Verma and Samriti Jindal and Shailendra Singh %D 2009 %J International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 28, 2009 %T Biometric Methods and Implementation of Algorithms %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10117 %V 28 %X Biometric measures of one kind or another have been used to identify people since ancient times, with handwritten signatures, facial features, and fingerprints being the traditional methods. Of late, Systems have been built that automate the task of recognition, using these methods and newer ones, such as hand geometry, voiceprints and iris patterns. These systems have different strengths and weaknesses. This work is a two-section composition. In the starting section, we present an analytical and comparative study of common biometric techniques. The performance of each of them has been viewed and then tabularized as a result. The latter section involves the actual implementation of the techniques under consideration that has been done using a state of the art tool called, MATLAB. This tool aids to effectively portray the corresponding results and effects. %P 1033 - 1038