Multifactor Authentication

2. State-of-the-Art and Potential MFA Sources

2.2.5. Electroencephalographic (EEG) Recognition

his solution is based on the brain waves analysis and could be considered from the fundamental philosophical proposition "Cogito ergo sum" by R. Descartes, or "I think, therefore I am". It allows for obtaining a unique sample of the person's brain activity pattern. Formerly, EEG data capture could have been performed only in clinical settings by using invasive probes under the skull or wet-gel electrodes arrayed over the scalp. Today, the simple EEG collection is possible by utilizing market-available devices having the size of a headset.