• SIBIYAKHAN M
• SUMITHRA M D

Fingerprints have been used as a method of identifying individuals due to the favourable characteristics such as ”unchangeability” and ”uniqueness” in an individual’s lifetime. In recent years, as the importance of information security is highly demanded, fingerprints are utilized for the applications related to user identification and authentication. The main objective of this paper is to review the extensive research that has been done on fingerprint classification over the last four decades. In particular, it discusses the fingerprint features that are useful for distinguishing fingerprint classes and reviews the methods of classification that have been applied to the problem.

Biometrics, Fingerprint classification, Orientation fields, Minutiae Point, Core Point, Delta Point

"A SURVEY ON FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 6, page no.259-261, June-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1606043.pdf

"A SURVEY ON FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 6, page no. pp259-261, June-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1606043.pdf