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Biometric fingerprint reader offers self-service security clearance

April 12, 2013

Innometriks recently announced the release of its new validation reader, the Rhino Touch. The reader is a result of a partnership with Lumidigm to incorporate fingerprint sensors into its features and comes with a 7-inch touchscreen and an intuitive, kiosk-level user interface, according to a news release.

The Rhino Touch is designed for high-security applications that require multifactor authentication. It offers a configuration for U.S. Government credentials that meets SP800-116 implementation guidelines, according to the release. The system is FIPS 201 certified and approved by the TSA.

The Rhino Touch offers a biometric authentication approach with the addition of Lumidigm's V-Series multispectral fingerprint sensors, allowing for card-free access through a one-to many or a one-to-one PIN plus fingerprint authentication. The multispectral technology has a surface and subsurface detection capability that can discriminate between real and fake fingerprint ridges.

After the capture process, fingerprints are kept in a central database, and then the template images are synced to appropriate readers. During the authentication process, the image scanned into the reader is compared to the database for identification and then confirmed or denied.

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