The Port Authority of Los Angeles has contracted with Unisys Corp. to design and manage an identification and access control system, using smart card and biometric technologies, to identify workers who require access to restricted areas in the port.
The three-year contract is part of the federal Transportation Worker Identification Credentials program. Workers enrolled in the pilot would present a card to a biometric-enabled reader and place a finger on a reader at all entrances. The readers then compare the cardholder to stored biometrics and automatically grant or deny access. Under the contract, Unisys is to plan, design, develop and manage a field test of the new system and help participating terminal operators integrate TWIC-enabled access control systems using a tamper-resistant credential or smart card which will contain biometrics (fingerprint) and digital photograph. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
