Utilising biometrics for personal authentication is a convenient and considerably more accurate than other forms of personal identification including Passwords and PINs. This is possible as biometrics links authentication to a particular individual and not a password or token that might be used by someone other than the authorised user. Moreover, biometric security is an effective way of minimising security breaches while providing a thorough and detailed audit trail when unauthorised access becomes an issue.

In traditional proximity card access control systems, the security of an organisation can be severely comprised if lost or stolen access cards fall into the wrong hands. Hand vascular biometrics overcomes this problem by verifying access to authorised personnel only - by matching credentials from access card and the biometric patterns on the back of the uses’s hand.

The Biometric VeinScan’s universal interface effortlessly integrates with your existing access control system and can be integrated into most systems including HID, Indala, Tecom and Cardex. Our specialists technical team will work with your existing installer - for more details contact our Technical Solutions Team on 1300 301 748.

Biometric VeinScan’s scalability means that the added security of biometric access control can be installed in areas that require high security - whether it be entrance to a secure room, a whole floor of a building, or all the critical entry points of a building. This flexibility means significant costs savings for areas not requiring biometric authentication of personnel.

The United States has implemented face recognition to ensure that terrorists in its watch list database do not slip through its borders. The Singapore immigration authority has implemented iris scans at one of its checkpoints to facilitate the immigration process for motorists travelling between Singapore and Malaysia. Schools and offices are installing biometrics devices to restrict and control individual access while large organisations are replacing traditional punch card devices with biometrics to better manage time and attendance.

Without a doubt, biometrics is here to stay. This is because traditional security and access devices still depend heavily on ‘what we have’ (keys, cards) and ‘what we know’ (personal identification numbers, or PIN). This means it is still subject to loss and abuse. Biometrics, on the other hand, relies on ‘what we are’. As a result, after the first fingerprint biometrics system was introduced about 30 years ago, market awareness for biometrics solutions is finally gaining momentum, and security-sensitive organisations like government agencies, financial institutions, multinational enterprises and utility management companies are among the early adopters.

In the biometrics market, hand geometry and fingerprint scans are the most commonly deployed solutions. Thanks to the Hollywood blockbuster Minority Report, we are also familiar with iris scans, while face and voice recognition already have a popular following. However, brace yourself for this: the vascular (vein and capillaries) pattern at the back of your hand can also be a unique identifier. Considering the fact that biometrics is the science of measuring the behavioural and/or physiological characteristics of an individual, basically any part of the body can be used in biometrics.The reason for the different emerging technologies is because each biometrics system possesses one or two significant advantages and suffers in other aspects.

When hand vascular pattern recognition technology was introduced in the market a few years ago, the other biometrics players did not pay much heed to it because, after all, any part of the body can be used as biometrics, including ear shape and even body odour. In addition, little research has hitherto been conducted on hand vascular pattern biometrics. However, as time went by, this new technology has silenced the naysayers and created a stir among the other players. This is because hand vascular pattern biometrics boasts several key advantages and benefits.