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Comments (18)
Jonathan Lawry
02/12/14 05:45pm
The idea of checking a biometric on the credential itself, in order to use more standard readers, has been around for close to 10 years or more. A company called Privaris has a key-fob-like product called PlusID which DOES support regular HID prox, iClass and whatnot. I first heard about this in 2007 or so.
I'm not sure how successful Privaris has been with it, but unless Privaris has seen success with their fob, I doubt other players are going to make a dent with a more expensive product that supports fewer reader technologies.
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Alain Bolduc
Interesting concept, but if the "fingerprint never leaves the card", as they say, how would the access system actually know who it's dealing with?
Obviously, the card has to be issued somehow, but that does seem like a risk and could lead to a false sense of security.
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Hasith Kanchana
The other consideration is that the card, I am assuming here, would need to be powered by a battery of some sort. Recharging and keeping the battery charged is also somewhat of a PITA especially if it is flat and you can't get in!
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Tim Sisk
Have concerns regarding the durability of the card in facilities with more harsh work environments. I like the idea of biometrics just waiting for the right fit.
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Vasiles Kiosses
I just gave them a call and spoke to one of the CEOs. Its a very interresting product. The device can be provided blank or can be customized with graphics so replacing existing physical ID cards. The device is also self enrolling which I think is different to the PlusID which I looked at a few years ago.
Break even point replacing existing IDs for this one is reached very quickly if you are a large organization and have turnover. At ~30$ per unit (expected distributors price) it may not suite all customers.
Durability needs to be tested, but if I were to give this to an employee and tell them that this is what gets them paid (timeandattendance systems), then I am sure they will take care of it.
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Vasiles Kiosses
Understood. I found this article very informative so I contacted the company directly as I had other interrests in mind.
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Marc Freundlich
I recall being approach in 2003 by a small Euro-tech business that cobbled together a swipe style fingerprint reader on a CR80 smart microprocessor card (not just a memory chip card). I liked the idea but the technology (capability/price) and durability showed it needed a lot of R&D $$$ to productize it. A couple years later we did a partnership with the folks at Privaris…basically programming their products with common RFID formats for a fee - at the time it was 125kHz stuff. We did not format very many units and I don’t think they got past the novelty stage. If I recall the dealer pricing was about $200 - $250.
In Zwipe's case there are a few things that are different…the technology is much more powerful and stable. I bet that the form factor will continue to be reduced along with the price in the near future. This is the nature of these kinds of start ups. I am a big fan of multi-factor authentication, but understand you can’t just rip out legacy systems (especially remote sites)…this may be a nice transitional solution down the road.
The world has changed since 2003 and we as consumers already use advanced authentication for our computing devices. Even Apple acquired and has since incorporated a biometric solution for its’ products. I won’t go into the “recent” sorry state of US retailers and payment processors and the glacial pace of implementing EMV requirements (including two factor card authentication). The fact is today you can use your cell phone for access control purposes - by enabling the NFC function combined with PIN or gesture or even biometrics in many cases. Not all apps need this level of security but certainly a lot more should. So I think this is something to watch…perhaps the timing is right?
As for patent issues, I am no lawyer, but I know a lot of prior art exists well before Privaris on these types of systems/methods/processes. Given the industry experience of those invested in this venture – I would imagine they have their bases covered. I will put them on my booth visit list at ISC.
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