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An handwritten signature represents the name of a person written by his/her own hand. Within the biometric framework, signature is a behavioral characteristic which is used in automatic user verification systems.
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Handwritten signature has a long history as a mean to verify the identity of a user for applications like document authentication, credit card transactions, cheque verification, attendance recording, and forensics. Although signature is still used to verify the identity of an individual by visual inspection, a constantly growing interest by both academia and industry has lead to the development of systems for automatic signature-based user verification. Nowadays, signature is one of the most accepted biometrics since it is perceived as a noninvasive and nonthreatening characteristics by the majority of the users being the act of signing part of everyday life. A signature can be easily acquired either using a classic ink pen or...
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Campisi, P., Maiorana, E., Neri, A. (2011). Signature Biometrics. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_746
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