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Why NEC Biometrics
In today’s complex and challenging security environment, reliable personal identification is becoming more and more critical. “How do I know who you are?” and “Are who you claim to be?” - Biometrics answers these questions with convenient and secure solutions.
Biometrics refers to the automated individual identification using their physical or behavioral characteristics. It enables an individual’s identity to be confirmed based on who they are, rather than what they possess (e.g., an ID card) or what they know (e.g., a password). Despite the long history of biometrics used in law enforcement to identify criminals, an increasing use for non-law enforcement purpose has recently provoked a shift of market’s attention to new business opportunities of identity management in government, civilian and commercial sectors.
Identification vs Verification
Biometrics solutions serve two major purposes: identification (or recognition) and verification.
- Identification:
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1:n (one-to-many) matching, establishing an individual’s identity (i.e., who are they?) by matching a live scan against a database of biometrics samples of known people.
NEC’s biometrics solutions offer 1:n matching capabilities, searching stems from our vast experience in developing law-enforcement applications, where the identification of criminals is a key requirement of the solution. This uniquely enables NEC to provide organizations with 1:n matching capabilities at user enrollment, preventing the fraudulent or accidental issuances of multiple digital IDs to the same person.
- Verification:
1:1 (one-to-one) matching, verifying an individual’s identity (i.e., is the person who he or she claims to be?) by matching a live scan against a previously captured biometrics sample.
NEC’s biometrics solutions enable 1:1 matching against biometrics samples stored on all common tokens, such as smartcards. This allows organizations to control access to corporate resources, such as networks and premises.
