Multi - Layer Biometric System for the Port of Los Angeles Final Report

i Disclaimer The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Transportation assume no liability for the contents or use thereof. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the State of California or the Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. ii Abstract The purpose of this project is to study and analyze the existing biometric technology, and propose a multi-layer biometric security system for one of the largest ports on the west coast of the United States, the port of Los Angeles in California. The multi-layer biometric security system contains a new mechanism against impersonation attack based on voice recognition, which will be protecting the port from any outside, unauthorized breach mainly that could be caused by a breach from the transportation medium personals. The multi-layer biometric security system will also create redundancy path in case of one technology is down or misused. The proposed system will mainly work on verification mode; however in case of a breach, it will automatically switch mode to identification mode to try to find a match of identity in the wanted or terrorist databases collected by the different government agencies.