RegardingID Archive | Biometrics at your front door

Friday, November 7, 2008

Due to biometric deadbolts becoming available at the consumer level, home-owners are now able to not worry about losing or forgetting keys while also retaining a high-level of home-security, according to a Chicago Tribune article.

The specific example laid out is the SmartScan deadbolt which operates by taking a sub dermal scan touting technology that is harder to hack than skin surface scanners, requires that the finger scanned be attached to a living human being, and doesn’t require clean or dry hands.

In addition to the technology, the SmartScan also claims itself as easy to install and very programmable as it can register up to 50 prints and restrict each one to specific times and/or days that they are allowed access.

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HID completes NFC key pilot at ASU

HID Global has announced the successful completion of the world’s first university pilot of NFC smart phones carrying digital keys.

First announced in September, the pilot involved a select group of students and staff at Arizona State University using NFC-enabled smart phones equipped with HID’s Secure Identity Object (SIO) Technology. Participants could gain access to their residence halls and other secure access areas by tapping their handset against a reader embedded in the door and entering a PIN, rather than use their plastic campus card.

Research forecasts voice biometrics a major player in payments

ValidSoft partnered with Opus Research and released a report titled “Voice Biometrics Authentication Best Practices: Overcoming Obstacles to Adoption” that predicts the technology will be deployed in payment authentication assuming the best practices it lays out are followed.

KABA tees off at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge

Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge has partnered up with electronic lock provider KABA to install its RFID door lock system throughout the respected corporate golf destination.

GAO releases Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller

GAO RFID has released a Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller designed specifically for door access applications.

The network access controller, model 491018, is able to connect to any type of Wiegand reader such as magnetic stripe reader, RFID reader or fingerprint reader. It also offers a master card for adding or deleting access privileges directly from the external reader, thus acting independently without connection to a network or PC.

UGA police investigating fake ID operations

Just as the University of Georgia police were ending an investigation into a sophisticated fake ID ring, another student dealing in fake driver licenses came to light. The original ring, apparently run by students at the University of Georgia and Gainesville State College, had distributed more than 1,000 fake IDs to students at the two schools.

EAB looks to drive the biometric market place

The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection.

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