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iris recognition

In biometrics is is a type of physical identification that is based on the personal and unique characteristics of the iris -- the colored ring around the pupil of an eye. Similar to the more common fingerprint recognition, iris recognition is based on scanning a person's iris and comparing the scan to a stored photograph or template to make an identification match



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