Iris-based identification and verification technology has gained acceptance in a number of different areas. Whereas the technology in its early days was fairly cumbersome and expensive, recent technological breakthroughs have reduced both the size and price of iris recognition (also know informally as iris scan) devices. This, in turn, has allowed for much greater flexibility of implementation. Iris-based biometric technology has always been an exceptionally accurate one, and it may soon grow much more prominent.
International Biometric Group
Comprehensive
information on iris recognition technology - the market,
technology and applications - can be found in IBG's
authoritative report on the "State
of Iris Recognition Technology."