د.احمد بابا المدنى2026-11-052026-11-05https://dspace.academy.edu.ly/handle/123456789/2763A handwritten signature is the scripted name or legal mark of a person’s identity. It is executed by hand and used for authentication purpose. Signature is an age-old feature used to distinguish and identify individuals. Even today with an increase number of transactions, especially in financial sectors, signatures are being used to authorize individuals. Hence, methods for automatic signature verification must be developed if authenticity is to be verified on a day to- day basis[2]. Handwritten signatures are widely accepted as a means of personal authentication and verification. So legality most documents like bank cheques, visa application and academic certificates, attendance register monitoring need to have authorized offline handwritten signatures. Today’s society where forgery is rampant, there is the need for an automatic Handwritten signature verification (HSV) system to complement visual verification. Biometrics is the technological means that enables the identification or true verification of an individual from its physical or behavioral characteristics depending on their nature. It is classified into two categories namely behavioral and physiologicalSignature has been a distinguishing feature for person identification. Even today, an increasing number of transactions, especially related to financial and business are being authorized via signatures. Hence, the need to have methods of automatic signature verification must be developed if authenticity is to be verified and guaranteed successfully on a regular basis.Offline signature verification using image