Testing Zwipe Fingerprint Card

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jul 23, 2015

By embedding a fingerprint reader into an access control card, Zwipe claims it can increase security without requiring facilities to new / expensive fingerprint readers.

In this test, we put the card through its paces to see how it compares to typical multifactor biometric credentials.

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Key **************

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Unit ****

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Comments (3)

Undisclosed #1

07/23/15 05:42pm

*******?

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/23/15 07:32pm

** ** *** **** ********** *** *******.

Undisclosed #2

07/25/15 01:22am

*****. ***** **** **** + *** ***** ** * **** practical ******* ********. ** *** ****** ****** **** * **** biometric '****** *** ***** **' ***-****** ****** *** *** ******** justify *** **** ** *********** ******* ** *** ****.

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