Oslo, Norway-based Zwipe has developed a biometric card that reads the user's fingerprint, activating in less than a second, a company news release said. Users authenticate themselves directly on the wirelessly powered card through "something they are" (a fingerprint), and not just "something they have" (the card).
Oslo, Norway-based Zwipe has developed a biometric card that reads the user's fingerprint, activating in less than a second, a company news release said. Users authenticate themselves directly on the wirelessly powered card through "something they are" (a fingerprint), and not just "something they have" (the card).
The fingerprint scanner with 3D capacitive technology resides on the contactless smart card, which has universal compatibility with all ISO 14443 readers.
Fingerprint data is captured by the scanner and is thereafter encrypted and stored only inside the card. No exchange of data is conducted with external systems, and the fingerprint never leaves the card.
According to Zwipe, the biometric card provides an easy, low cost way for organizations to provide a biometric upgrade to access control systems using smart card readers or multi-technology readers that also read smart cards.
"This is a natural evolution of the ID card," said Kim Humborstad, CEO of Zwipe. "ID cards have evolved from the barcode to magnetic stripe to proximity to smart and, now, to biometrics on the card. No longer do organizations need to worry if someone not authorized to enter is using another person's ID card. With the biometric directly on the card, they can be assured that the only people getting in are those authorized to do so."