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What is biometric finger print?
A biometric fingerprint serves as a method for security and identification by utilizing the distinct patterns of ridges, valleys, and minutiae points found on a human fingertip.
How It Works
- Scanning: A sensor (optical, capacitive, or ultrasonic) captures an image of your fingertip
- Mapping: Software looks for specific details like ridge endings and splits, known as minutiae
- Template Creation: The scanner converts these distinct points into an encrypted digital mathematical code, instead of storing a conventional photograph of your print
- Matching: Future scans are evaluated against this stored code to either grant or deny access
Common Uses
- Smartphones & Laptops: Unlocking devices and authorizing digital payments
- Security & Access Control: Accessing secure buildings or logging into workplace systems
- Law Enforcement & Borders: National identification programs, background verification processes, and the identification of individuals at border crossings
- HID Nomad 30 Pocket Biometric Reader
- Biometric Time Attendance Fingerprint Face Device