Authenticated secure bio-metric based access to the bank safety lockers

Abstract

This paper focuses on providing a secure, authentic and user-friendly mechanism for both the customer's of the bank holding a locker and the branch head's involvement in all the operations pertaining to the safety lockers. The primary aim of this paper is to provide a solution towards a complete biometric based authentication mechanism for operating the safety lockers. This system rests on improving the current fact that all the lockers that operates currently operates only with the help of two different keys - one the branch head's key and other the user key. Improvement towards the current model that relies heavily on the key of the user is proposed which helps in the functioning of the locker with bio-metric and secret code (password). The main features that are proposed in the new mechanism is the two level authentication - one by the branch head and one by the user for their identities, secure individual authentication with their bio-metrics and the access only to the concerned individuals for their safety lockers. The branch head responsible for the operation of the safety deposits is assigned in a daily basis by the central regional office of that particular bank.