Anewmethodforirisidentificationbasedonmultiwaveletsisproposed.Bymeansofthepropertiesofmultiwavelets,suchasorthogonality,symmetry,vanishingmomentsandapproximationorder,theiristexturecanbesimplypresented.Abriefoverviewofmuhiwaveletsispresentedatfirst.Irisidentificationsystemandiristexturefeaturepresentationandrecognitionbasedonmultiwaveletsareintroducedsubsequently.Andtheexperimentindicatesthevalidityofthismethodfinally.