Comparative Study of Offline Signature Verification Techniques

Today in the world of profit aiming mind, trust of people is at high risk where forgery is monotonous in which fake signature has come into limelight. The fraudulent signature thus needs to be verified using verification techniques. The signature forgery can be restricted by either online signature verification or offline signature verification techniques. Online signature on one hand verifies the signature by performing a match with the pre-processed signature dynamically by detecting the motion of stylus during signature while on other hand, offline verifies by performing a match using the two dimensional scanned image of the signature. This paper studies about the various techniques available in offline signature verification along with their shadows.