Borer's Fusion, a networked Biometric Fingerprint Reader, provides a high level of secure authentication supporting one, two or three factor authentication (Card Only, Card plus Fingerprint, Card plus PIN or Card plus PIN and Fingerprint). On enrolment the Biometric Template is stored on the card in an encrypted format. When the card is presented to the reader to gain access, the cardholder’s access credentials are first checked before a fingerprint template is read from the card’s memory. This is then checked against a live scan of the cardholder’s finger before granting access. This approach is self contained and can be used where network access to the Access Identity Management database is missing by design or because of a LAN failure.

The Fusion reader provides the system operator with an Identity Access Management approach that combines security, user convenience, cost-effective delivery and secure three factor authentication. It encorporates space for up to 8 different biometric templates in the Identity Access Card’s Secure Memory supporting a mix of biometric technologies. Secure biometric templates and cardholder details are fully encrypted using AES encryption. It supports an unlimited number of cardholders, as biometric templates are read from the card carried by the cardholder and checked one to one with the live fingerprint. Independent of a central database, it thus provides biometric authentication even when the readers are working stand alone and disconnected from the network and database.

ISO and ANSI formatted biometric fingerprint templates ensure interoperability with other ISO and ANSI compliant sensors ensuring continuity of supply by eliminating dependency on any one sensor manufacturer. The cards are user programmable open format desfire cards which, unlike systems that use propriety and exclusive formats, eliminate single supplier dependency and benefits the user with lower cost for replacing cards. A dual database of cardholders and access rights is held at every reader head, allowing fall back to the last known good database in the event of a data corruption or network interruption during database download. Firmware updates are downloaded directly to the reader head over the LAN enabling new biometric sensor technology and new smart card models to be integrated. [www.borer.co.uk]