JSE_V1_N2_RP6 Suresh D.S. V. Udayashankara Journal on Software Engineering 2230 – 7168 1 2 86 95 MCF 5272, wireless hub, HHD, SST Intelligent electronic systems provide several facilities such as, capturing, storing and communicating a wide range of sensitive and personal data. Security is emerging as a critical concern that must be addressed in order to enable several current and future applications. This paper presents the design and development aspects of a wireless hub & finger print recognition system for authentication. Since a finger print pattern is unique, the information obtained from the system provides most reliable security. October - December 2006 Copyright © 2006 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=838