This thesis presents the design, implementation and anlaysis of a dual biometric system. The system's primary functions were the authentication and verification of a person, based on their unique biometric profile. The biometric methods selected were facial recognition and hand gesture recognition, both implemented as separate systems and then combined, to form the dual system. Futhermore, the systems were created with the utilization of inexpensive and readily available hardware in order to answer the question if a reliable system can be built from inexpensive, modern-day technology.

The conducted research explored various crucial aspects, such as the security, usabiity and reliability of such a system in daily office-based scenarios. The key purpose of the research was to understand if such a system can be secure and useable enough to become a feasible substitute for the traditional credential entry-based systems, which have been in widespread utility since the inception of computers. Additionally, the results from the research were analyzed to view the advantages and disadvantages of the chosen biometric methods by looking at numerous variables, including knowledge retention of gestures and the general applicablity of the methods.