Quaternion double random phase encoding for privacy-preserving cancelable biometrics

Biometrics has become a fundamental aspect in the constantly-changing field of security solutions. Nevertheless, the ongoing risk of hacking and the possibility of biometric data being compromised in security breaches emphasize the urgent need for inventive and reliable biometric authentication methods. Introducing cancelable biometrics is an advanced approach to enhance the security of biometric templates. Our research paper presents a unique variation of this approach that depends on the powerful Double Random Phase Encoding (DRPE) algorithm. By incorporating an auxiliary input biometric template and using quaternion mathematics, we get an exceptional level of performance that surpasses previous performance standards. The cancelable biometric recognition system we present demonstrates exceptional performance in simulation experiments, demonstrating its ability to remain robust even in the presence of noise. More precisely, the proposed cancelable face recognition system attains a notable area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.994 and an exceptionally-low Equal Error Rate (EER) of 0.00174. The efficiency of our solution is amazing, with an average time of 0.056263 seconds for each generated secure template. This demonstrates both speed and efficacy in addressing current security concerns.