American Journal of Computer Science and Technology 2018; 1(4): 74-84 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ajcst doi: 10.11648/j.ajcst.20180104.11 ISSN: 2640-0111 (Print); ISSN: 2640-012X (Online) Evaluation of a Fingerprint Recognition Technology for a Biometric Security System Chinedu Paschal Uchenna 1 , Adegher Pascal 1 , Ogundu Prince 2 1 Department of Information Technology, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Nigeria 2 Department of Maths and Computer Science, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Nigeria Email address: To cite this article: Chinedu Paschal Uchenna, Adegher Pascal, Ogundu Prince. Evaluation of a Fingerprint Recognition Technology for a Biometric Security System. American Journal of Computer Science and Technology. Vol. 1, No. 4, 2018, pp. 74-84. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcst.20180104.11 Received: November 5, 2018; Accepted: November 27, 2018; Published: December 26, 2018 Abstract: Authentication is a fundamental component of human interaction with computers. Traditional means of authentication, primarily password and personal identification numbers (PINs), have until recently dominated computing, and are likely to remain essential for the years to come. Over the years, passwords are kept simple to avoid them being easily forgotten. This has subjected them to higher vulnerability to much compromise by unauthorized persons. Thus, computers are forced to manage more and more passwords which imply that the likelihood of password being forgotten increases. Hence, biometrics is becoming more convenient and distinctly more precise than traditional methods such as passwords and PINs. Biometrics link the event to a particular individual, requires nothing to remember or carry, provides positive confirmation by verifying individuals are who they claim to be, and is becoming an inexpensive solution. This research work aims to evaluate fingerprint recognition technology for a biometric security system using the implementation at the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) as a case study; to reveal the enormous benefits of using or deploying biometrics which may include the increased security, increased convenience, reduce fraud, or delivery of enhanced services. An evaluation of the said system as deployed in COREN was advanced by the use of quantitative method which design administered a survey instrument in the form of a questionnaire among 20 employees of Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). Therefore, upon analyzing the responses from the field work conducted, it is evident that fingerprint recognition system is secured due to fingerprints uniqueness. The outcome of the system suggests that fingerprints, sensors and papillary line provide enough entropy on biometric security. Keywords: Fingerprint Recognition Technology, Biometric Security System, Benefits of Biometric Security System 1. Introduction Recent and rapid progress in electronics and computer science have transformed the nature of biometric data into digital form which are processed using computer technology so that an automatic comparison of such data can be made. This accelerated all the processes from the acquirement of biometric information to its evaluation. This progress was essential. Due to increase of Earth population, there was no other way which could be applied to practical processing of biometric data. At the moment, huge fingerprint database exists, which contain millions of fingerprints. With the invention of letters and writing, the demand on information hiding started to grow constantly. The first methods simple e.g. invisible ink, but better methods were developed with the improvement of theoretical knowledge, suitable not only for information hiding. These new methods included general algorithms for information encryption and decryption, using permutations and simple substitutions at the beginning, but later using keys as an important secret element to protect the information. The algorithm itself needs not be kept secret-in fact actual algorithm structures are publicly known. The scientists discovered that biometric features could be used not only for criminal investigation but also for other purposes. That was the beginning of the era of access systems. Such access systems can control the access to physical or logical objectives. Users do not need to remember password or personal identification numbers PIN; they could