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Physical Access Control Biometrics
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Physical access control biometrics includes everything that requires identity authentication by scanning a person's unique physical characteristics. It is used where high security is a necessity due to its superiority compared with conventional access control methods. Hospitals, police, the military as well as the financial industry all use physical access biometrics for the purpose of greater security and efficiency. The most common physical access control biometrics applications are in access control devices for doors and computers with highly confidential and important information or high level network access. They often use fingerprint recognition or biometric 2D barcode ID cards to authenticate the user's identity. Iris, face and vein recognition are also used in access control applications. Physical access control biometric devices and software store digital information that has been gathered from scanning the user's physical characteristic. To access the information or area protected by a biometric device, the laser sensors must recognize the unique pattern of the user's physical characteristic and match it with its stored digital template. Biometric devices use an algorithm to match templates and authenticate the user's identity therefore false acceptance and rejection rates are remarkably low. |
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The most remarkable thing about physical access control as opposed to conventional security solutions is its ability to capture complex and detailed images of physical traits, encode this in files and compare sets of data within seconds. This advanced technology has become a serious option for the average homeowner and is essential in office buildings, hospitals and military bases. It requires advanced software and middleware to successfully maintain a biometric security network for physical access but the security provided is unmatched.
In south east Asia, especially Japan and South Korea, common applications include ATM access and other financial industry uses. Everything from accessing an ATM to withdraw money to the safes in bank vaults require biometric identity authentication to gain access. Physical access biometric applications are increasing and becoming more common in day to day life.
Biometric identity authentication provides much greater financial security and safety from identity thieves and hackers. Passwords and PIN numbers can be stolen or discovered and subsequently exploited by criminals over the internet as well as banking and commerce networks. Physical access control with biometrics effectively eliminates the risk that exists with online passwords and PIN numbers as physiological characteristics are nearly impossible to forge.
Secure networks reinforced by biometric physical access control reduce the risk of human error as well as the risk of data loss. Both businesses and government institutions can run more efficiently, safely, securely and profitably by securing their assets and valuable private information. Physical access biometric devices and software also provide the identity management infrastructure to maintain many identity authentication codes and integrate into the system new ones while discarding the templates for old ones and to differentiate a specific image from potentially millions of others.
Switching from conventional security measures to biometric physical access control eliminates the need for multiple passwords and different processes and integrates all access allowance into one touch of the finger, or scan of the eye, or swipe of a 2D barcode card. Therefore physical access biometric applications not only enhance security but also efficiency in the workplace.
There are many biometric physical access security solutions for many different needs. Whatever the size of your security needs, there are many leading companies which have developed biometric solutions designed for many different levels of security needs, whether just one office computer or a large military bunker requiring biometric identity authentication for every door and every computer.
These companies offer affordable and realistic physical access control biometrics solutions for whatever you security needs:
