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cific user. But in order for biometrics systems to be beneficial, an organization’s IT team must be able to easily assimilate them into the organization’s existing security infrastructure.
Biometric data capture, such as collection of fingerprints and photographs, can be per- formed automatically with the use of a self- service kiosk, or by a trained security agent or HR representative. A combination of the
two can also be used to speed up the process. The interface and workflow of the kiosk are critical considerations for user adoption. The kiosk should be easy to identify, use and un- derstand. It’s possible for the interface to ad- just workflow in accordance with the user’s demographic. The speed of the question/ answer workflow may be adjusted to meet the user’s anticipated needs, without the user
even realizing it. The interactive technology will detect inconsistencies and adjust the workflow to allow correction or to automati- cally abort an attempt. Anti-fraud measures can also be built in and biometrics can be proofed with background adjudication.
The real benefit of a self-service ID ki- osk occurs after the credentials have been issued—when they are checked at the point of entry to a network, area or building. Here, biometric data can be matched offline on the issued credential or online against a central database. Fingerprints can be quickly scanned and matched; a signature can be validated; or a photo can be used for a facial recognition (FR) comparison. Many of the security functions enabled by the technol- ogy can take place seamlessly without the user’s express step-by-step direction because they occur in the background. Once an indi- vidual’s background and identity are vetted through the appropriate authoritative agen- cies, it won’t have to be done repeatedly.
Considerations for Credentialing
In order to successfully implement an interop- erable, high-assurance identity credential in a commercial enterprise, requirements must be business case-driven for the stakeholder. Busi- ness cases should be developed to leverage the identity management/credential process with other mandates specific to the industry. Fac- tors including replacement of current flash pass technology, specific identity credentials with centralized lifecycle revocation manage- ment, improved certificates and the adoption of new use cases must be addressed in order to drive implementation.
While the thought of implementing a biometrics solution may sound intimidating, there are actually many existing standards that can be leveraged to avoid having to rein- vent the wheel. With vetting and high-assur- ance credential issuance, many current func- tions requiring secure authentication (such as physical and logical access control, secure email with digital signatures, secure signing of documents for nonrepudiation, etc.) can be implemented with the high-assurance credential. Examples include the FIPS201 standard, which is already well established based on the federal government’s efforts to optimize ID management and credentialing processes. Commercial Identity Verification credentials or CIV is aligned with FIPS201, but provide flexibility to the commercial en- tity for policy management based on com- patible technology.
The Role of Systems Integrators
Systems integrators must guide commercial organizations as they find their footing in the
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