Method of Hierarchical Protection of Biometric Information

This paper contains analysis of methods of increasing the information protection from unauthorized access using a multifactor authentication algorithm; figuring out the best, most efficient and secure method of scanning biometric data; development of a method to store and compare a candidate’s and existisng system user’s information in steganographic space. The urgency of the work is confirmed by the need to increase information security of special infocommunication systems with the help of biometric information and protection of this information from intruders by means of steganographic transformation.