The present invention proposes a document
encryption / decryption method and apparatus based on
iris recognition and
authentication. The method comprises: collecting an
iris image of a user, generating iris
feature data after analyzing and
processing the
iris image, and registering the iris
feature data into an iris information feature
library; encrypting a document by using the iris
feature data as a key; and after it is detected that the document is requested to be decrypted, determining whether a
living body iris image is collected, if so, carrying out
feature extraction on the
living body iris image, acquiring iris feature data corresponding to the
living body iris image, comparing the iris feature data of the living body iris image with the iris feature data corresponding to the document in the iris information feature
library, and if iris feature data of the living body iris image are consistent with the iris feature data corresponding to the document, then decrypting the document, otherwise, prompting that the decryption fails. According to the document
encryption / decryption method and apparatus based on
iris recognition and
authentication, the iris image with uniqueness can be used to carry out
identity recognition, thereby triggering an
encryption and decryption
algorithm to realize
security management for the document. The entire encryption / decryption process is simple, convenient and free of potential security hazards.