By Juan Carlos Tejedor, commercial director of HID Biometrics
For almost five years, multispectral imaging technology has been massively deployed at Brazilian ATMs to prevent fraud. Today, Lumidigm biometric fingerprint sensors are installed in more than 90,000 ATMs at the country's largest banks and another 40,000 will be used in another major government operation. Altogether, they guarantee the security of about three billion bank transactions per year in Brazil. Obviously, the first objective of this technology is to improve the user experience, bringing more convenience in relation to the time when it was concerned with storing passwords or loading devices. As a second factor of authentication, the fingerprint capture has been a success, mainly due to the detection of a live finger. That is, this technology inhibits attempts to falsify fingerprints from fake silicone fingers, prosthetic material, latex, gelatin and even gum. More than that, a team is constantly on the lookout for new forms of fraud to strengthen the system.
It is important to take into account that, since biometric authentication systems started to be used more frequently in financial institutions, in airports, in the area of health and education, in companies and in border control, they have been the target of a great volume of fraudulent attacks - which are becoming increasingly complex as well. Unfortunately, no technology is foolproof. After all, there is an entire crime industry working deftly to breach secure systems. But, with the latest technology and a team that works against these criminals, predicting new vulnerabilities and acting quickly in a preventive manner, we arrive at a robust technology capable of preventing the vast majority of crimes, guaranteeing secure user authentication.
Although the biometric characteristics are not secret, since we are talking about a person's fingerprints, they are still unique. In this way, they protect the individual in a safe and very convenient way, eliminating the need to memorize or write down alphanumeric passwords. Recently, HID Global announced important advances in its already established Lumidigm V-Series biometric solutions. The new integrated fingerprint modules and sensors are four times faster at ATMs - resulting in several gains in terms of accuracy, performance and interoperability. In addition to banks and financial institutions, the new line of biometric authentication is fully integrated into people's personal and professional lives, being able to ensure various activities during the day - from transportation and admission to an educational institution, to safe movement within a school. company, the release of turnstiles from a gym, access to the car and home, or even getting around an airport. This is without forgetting that biometrics also controls access to health institutions and treatments, the electoral process and identification when trying to enter another country.
All of this has been possible due to the rapid digitalization of human activities and, even, the advances in mobile technology. Increasingly, smartphones shorten distances and allow you to do a number of important things without leaving your seat. And this type of operation has become more secure due to individualization. The state of the art is live finger detection technology. At ATMs, for example, multispectral imaging technology makes it possible to identify an individual with certainty, even if the registered finger is injured, wet, greasy or dirty when approaching the sensor to perform a banking operation. In addition to high security, this represents an unprecedented gain in quality in terms of user experience. Better yet, make sure that as the use of fingerprint sensors in a range of personal and professional activities increases, so does the industry's investment and commitment to providing secure authentication.
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