Fingerprint authentication is the best choice for highly secure
applications for its accuracy, convenience and cost-effectiveness. A
whole system based on this biometric technology may be expensive,
complicated and difficult to maintain, but if you combine it with smart
card technology, such should not be the case.
The smart card-fingerprint reader feature of the AET63 BioTRUSTKey
makes it deployable in applications of different natures, be it online
or offline, for large or small user population, etc. It is an ideal
solution for a broad range of applications, including e-commerce,
physical/logical access control, banking and point-of-sales
transactions.
i) Maximum security via multi-factor authentication and on-board biometric processing
Authentication
is two- or three-way. The BioTRUSTKey verifies something “you have”
(smart card), something “you are” (fingerprint) and something “you
know” (PIN/password). Users carry their fingerprint templates with them
and fingerprint verification authenticates only the smart card user,
neutralizing privacy concerns and security risks posed by dummy
fingerprints or stolen cards. Obviously, anti-security threats are
eliminated via more factors of authentication.
Moreover,
the BioTRUSTKey performs fingerprint template extraction and matching
within the device itself – not in the PC – for maximum security. The
3DES encryption used to protect USB data transmission and the optional
secure access module (SAM) further enhance the security delivered by
the BioTRUSTKey.
ii) Affordable, flexible and scalable system
By storing the encrypted fingerprint template in a smart card, matching
just involves checking the live fingerprint against the stored
template. Hence, in contrast to a traditional fingerprint system, a
BioTRUSTKey-based system does not require extra provision of
fingerprint algorithm, database, server, and network connectivity,
lowering both setup and maintenance costs.
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Fingerprint System |
Components |
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Hardware |
Software |
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Traditional |
Fingerprint scanner |
Database |
| Local PC |
1:N fingerprint matching algorithm |
| Enhanced network connectivity |
Application software |
| Server |
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Using AET63 BioCARDKey |
AET63 BioCARDKey |
Application software |
| Local PC |
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| Smart card |
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Total cost of ownership is lower in an AET63 BioTRUSTKey-based fingerprint system
Complete
local-site authentication implies that, under normal circumstances, a
biometric system can be constructed with just three components: local
PC applications (or remote server applications), any common smart
cards, and the BioTRUSTKey. As only the front-end applications need
modification or replacement, back-end system architecture remains
intact, removing scalability constraints and allowing undemanding
system administration and maintenance.
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Smart cards
(i.e. ACOS3-24)
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AET63 BioCARDKey |
Local PC/Remote Server
(Where application resides)
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| Enrollment |
(3) Encrypted template (and other user information) is written into smart card.
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(1) Fingerprint image is captured from live scan.
(2) Fingerprint image is converted to template. Template is then encrypted.
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| Verification |
(3) The stored encrypted template is retrieved from smart card and is sent to AET63 BioTRUSTKey.
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(1) Fingerprint image is captured from live scan.
(2) Fingerprint image is converted to template.
(4) Template from smart card is decrypted.
(5) Fresh template is matched against template from smart card.
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(6) Matching result is looped back to application for processing.
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A simple local-site authentication process
iii) Easy application development
The BioTRUSTKey API and software development kit – which contains demo
programs, tools/utilities, sample codes and reference manual – provided
by ACS lets developers integrate fingerprint authentication into smart
card-based applications effortlessly without requiring them to have an
in-depth knowledge of biometrics.
For more details, please visit our website at http://www.acs.com.hk/
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Technical Specifications: |
| AET63 Finger Print Scanner with Smart Card Readers |
- Integrated fingerprint
scanner/smart card reader
- Full-speed USB interface
- Requires no additional power
supply
- Match-on reader – Template
extraction and matching algorithms
run within the device itself, not in
the PC
- Large active sensor size –
12.8mm x 18.0mm
- High-resolution 508 DPI imaging
- Utilizes CMOS active capacitive
pixel sensing technology, resulting
to high-quality fingerprint images
in any environment
- ISO7816 1/2/3- and
PC/SC-compliant
- Supports all microcontroller
cards, with T=0 or T=1 protocols
- Encrypted fingerprint template
stored inside smart card
- Session key generation among
smart card, BioTRUSTKey processor
and host computer
- USB data transmission protection
via 3DES encryption
- Optional SAM
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| 10 Test Cards |
- 10 x ACOS3 microprocessor-based card with DES/Triple DES and MAC security capability, 16K EEPROM for user data
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| CD-ROM |
- Software drivers
- supports Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT 4.0, XP and Vista and Linux (Kernel <2.6)
- Demo programs
- Application Demo – simulates a fingerprint-secured ID, Door and Bank
system
- BioBanking Demo – performs simulated banking transactions for clients using ACOS cards and AET63 BioTRUSTKey
- Functional Demo – demonstrates the different functionalities of the AET63 BioTRUSTKey
- Utility Tools
- PC/SC CardTool – tests protocol transfer between the reader and the PC
- FormatACOS and TFM EEPROM Loader – initialize your ACOS3 cards, as well as the EEPROM in the TFM.
- QuickView – checks for proper driver installation
- Sample codes
- Demonstrate basic commands used to communicate between readers and cards
- Borland Delphi 7.0, MS Visual Basic 6.0 and MS Visual C++ 6.0
- Reference Manuals
- Technical Specifications
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