Title Page and Notice | Who Goes There? Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy | Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications | Computer Science and Telecommunications Board | Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences | National Research Council of the National Academies | Stephen T. Kent and Lynette I. Millett, Editors

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This study was supported by Office of Naval Research Grant Number N00014-00-1-0855, National Science Foundation Grant Number ANI-0090219, General Services Administration Purchase Order Number GS00C00AM00228, Social Security Administration Purchase Order Number 0440-01-50677, and Federal Chief Information Officers Council Award Number GS00C00AM00228. The Vadasz Family Foundation gave supplemental funding. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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