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312-50V10 · Question #282
312-50V10 Question #282: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C: Facial recognition scan. Facial recognition is the biometric method that captures and analyzes a person's external facial features using a digital video camera.
Information Security and Ethical Hacking Fundamentals
Question
Which type of scan measures a person's external features through a digital video camera?
Options
- AIris scan
- BRetinal scan
- CFacial recognition scan
- DSignature kinetics scan
Explanation
Facial recognition is the biometric method that captures and analyzes a person's external facial features using a digital video camera.
Common mistakes.
- A. An iris scan captures the unique patterns of the colored ring of the eye using near-infrared light at close range, not external facial features through a standard video camera.
- B. A retinal scan illuminates and maps the blood vessel patterns at the back of the eye using infrared light, requiring the subject to look into a specialized device.
- D. Signature kinetics (also called dynamic signature verification) measures behavioral biometrics such as pen pressure, speed, and stroke order during signing, not physical features captured by a camera.
Concept tested. Biometric authentication types and identification methods
Topics
#biometrics#facial recognition#physical authentication#access control
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