Biometric ID Card offers on-card fingerprint reading.
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Offering universal compatibility with all ISO 14443 readers, Zwipe biometric card lets users authenticate themselves directly on card. Wirelessly powered contactless smart card credential features on-card fingerprint scanner with 3D capacitive technology and can reads user's fingerprint in <1 sec. Compatible with DESFIRE EV1 and MIFARE Classic, solution provides biometric upgrade to access control systems using smart card readers or multi-technology readers that also read smart cards.
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Zwipes Biometric Card Next Evolution of ID Card
ID Cards Evolve from Bar Code to Magnetic Stripe to Proximity to Smart Card and, finally, to Biometric Card
OSLO, NORWAY – Zwipe today announced that it will introduce its new, next-generation biometric card, a contactless smart card credential with on-card fingerprint reading, at the ISC West Exhibition to be held at Las Vegas’ Sands Convention Center April 2-4. The Zwipe biometric card quickly reads the user’s fingerprint in less than a second. Eliminating the problems of solely deploying PINs and standard cards, the wirelessly powered Zwipe biometric card lets users authenticate themselves directly on the card through something they are, a fingerprint. Only then will the card system activate the lock. This is much more secure than simply using a standard card, which verifies only something they carry, the card.
The on-card fingerprint scanner with 3D capacitive technology resides on the contactless smart card which has universal compatibility with all ISO 14443 readers, including aptiQ, iCLASS SE and other leading brands. The Zwipe biometric card is DESFIRE EV1 and MIFARE Classic compatible. Without having to change out the existing readers, the biometric card provides an easy, low cost way for organizations to provide a biometric upgrade to access control systems using smart card readers or multi-technology readers that also read smart cards.
“This is a natural evolution of the ID card,” emphasizes Kim Humborstad, CEO of Zwipe. “ID cards have evolved from the barcode to magnetic stripe to proximity to smart and, now, to biometrics on the card. No longer do organizations need to worry if someone not authorized to enter is using another person’s ID card. With the biometric directly on the card, they can be assured that the only people getting in are those authorized to do so.”
The biometric card is more secure to use than other available ID and authentication solutions on the market today. The fingerprint data is captured by the on-card fingerprint scanner and is thereafter encrypted and stored only inside the card. No exchange of data is conducted with external systems. This provides secure template management since the fingerprint never leaves the card. It also eliminates user concerns with privacy issues. The card is unique to the user and only the authorized card holder can activate card communication with the reader. When a positive match occurs, the Zwipe biometric card will activate encrypted communication with the lock or reader in the same way as other ISO 14443 contactless smart cards.
More information is available at www.zwipe.com.
About Zwipe
Founded in 2009, Zwipe is a fast growing company in the center of a quickly evolving industry. Zwipe has a strong portfolio of Patent Applications and is continually developing more.
The Zwipe product is a wirelessly powered card with which users authenticate themselves not through something they know (pin code) or solely carry (a standard card) but through something they are (their fingerprint). The card is based on a NFC (Near Field Communication) platform with no external database containing sensitive information as the fingerprint data is only stored inside the Zwipe card. To learn more about Zwipe, please visit www.zwipe.com, or follow Zwipe on Twitter @zwipe.
Contacts:
Kim Humborstad
Zwipe
+47 922 52 006
kim@zwipe.no
Tom Brigham
Brigham Scully
+1 207 941 1100
tbrigham@brighamscully.com
