Transportation

Civix teams with Zwipe on biometric access cards for airports

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October 14, 2022

Civix, a provider of solutions for managing airport operations, finance and security, is expanding its aviation secure credentials suite of solutions with a biometric smart card for access control in partnership with Zwipe, a provider of biometric card and wearables technology for payment and physical access control and identification solutions, according to a press release.

The ASC access cards use built-in fingerprint sensors to check the legitimacy of cardholders at points of entry. The cards are compatible with traditional NFC card readers, so airports can use them to implement two-factor authentication without upgrading the existing hardware. The solution is also contactless, a priority for high-traffic facilities, like airports, in light of COVID-19.

ASC access cards work by giving each user a card containing their unique fingerprint data in a secure chip. When placed near a reader, the card compares the fingerprint of the person holding the card with the fingerprint data stored on the card. If they are a match, the card generates an access code and directs the control infrastructure to grant access.

Civix ASC access cards can be used with any access control system or as part of Civix's suite of ASC solutions, which includes IDMS software, a self-service badging kiosk and an aviation channeling data management system formerly known as designated aviation channeling services to facilitate the communication of biographic and biometric data from aviation badging entities to the federal government.