Secure Fingerprint Authentication System

Implemented by me, Iosif Lazanakis, as part of my diploma thesis at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of University of Patras.

Prerequisites

In order for the system to run, you'll need:

• Python 3.10.4
• Java 17

Installation Process

• Download the source code, or clone this repository.
• Create a python virtual environment, using the command: python -m venv .venv
• Activate the venv, by running the corresponding script (depends on the OS)
• Run the command pip install -r requirements.txt to install the required packages.
• Create a folder ./assets/
• Download the dataset with the fingerprint samples you want and save it under assets/.

Don't forget to update the dataset_dir_name variable on readwrite.py.
Don't forget to update the photo dimensions in the external/MainClass.java file and rebuild it with dependencies, using Maven (external/pom.xml file included)

Demo App

There is a demo implemented, that offers a CLI to use the system. In order to use it, run the app.py file.

Acknowledgements

To implement this system, the following libraries/software were used:

• CSIRO's Data61 python-paillier: To create and manage Paillier's public/private keys, as well as to perform encrypt/decrypt operations on data.
• Robert Vazan's SourceAFIS for Java: To extract minutiae features from fingerprint images