A Study on User Authentication Method Using EEG Biometric Information in the Fast Identity Online System

Abstract

Recently, the world started to use biometrics with the convergence of information technology and financial systems. Using such biometrics FIDO (Fast Identity Online), Samsung and Apple launched Samsung Pay and Apple Pay respectively. The FIDO authentication technology has substituted conventional authentication methods such as password. Among these biometric technologies, fingerprint recognition has drawn an attention from the world in that it can minimize user denial, and the device is relatively cheap. In fingerprint data, however, the amount of information a user can get is limited. In addition, if they are leaked by a hacker, they cannot be reused. Therefore, this study proposes a way to authenticate users using an EEG signal, one of biometric technologies. It increased convenience, using a single-channel EEG device instead of conventional multi-channel EEG devices. Furthermore, this study suggested a method to use EEG signals in the FIDO system. More precisely, it explains how to utilize EEG signals as a means of user authentication when a user recognizes a specific object.

Key words: Biometric, electroencephalography, Fast Identity Online, Authentication