FSS™
Biowedge/Biometric
FAQ’s
2.
Can my child's fingerprint be copied or used by
anyone else?
3.
Is biometric technology safe to use?
4. Is an actual fingerprint image stored in a
database?
5. What are the benefits of biometrics over other
identification methods?
6. What is the verification speed of your current
fingerprint reader?
7. What sort of characteristics make up "minutia
points"?
8. Could someone use a picture of a registered
user's fingerprint to gain access?
9. What are the system requirements to utilize
BioWedge?
1. Can my child's fingerprint be taken off the
BioWedge?
No. The finger print image is not stored, only evaluated.
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2. Can my child's fingerprint be copied or
used by anyone else?
No.
Because of the way the image is evaluated, the resulting record
is useless to forensic applications.
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3. Is biometric technology safe to use?
Biometrics technology & devices have been around for over two
decades. The technologies have varying degrees of intrusiveness
but present no risk to public health and safety.
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4. Is an actual fingerprint image stored in a
database?
No. Once the fingerprint is
scanned, the image is converted into a mathematical template
called a “minutia file” which is a data representation of the
fingerprint. This is what is stored and later compared against
during verification. Furthermore, the minutia file cannot be
reconverted or reverse engineered back to the original
fingerprint image. The fingerprint image itself is never stored
for your security.
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5. What are the benefits of biometrics over
other identification methods?
Conventional ID methods such as passwords, keys, or proximity
cards can be stolen, lost, or inadvertently passed on to an
unauthorized user. Biometric methods are next to impossible to
fool. You will always posses your unique fingerprint and no one
can steal that from you. By using biometrics you eliminate the
need to memorize confusing passwords or PIN codes. Your unique
fingerprint can be used to gain entry to many different
applications.
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6. What is the verification speed of your
BioWedge system?
The
verification speed is generally less than half a second.
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7. What sort of characteristics make up "minutia
points"?
Common characteristics that are used for minutia points include:
ridge endings (end of a ridge), bifurcations (a Y-shaped split
of one ridge into 2 ridges), and dots (the center points of
sweat glands).
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8. Could someone use a picture of a registered
user's fingerprint to gain access?
No.
The fingerprint verification module looks for a live
three-dimensional scan of the fingerprint. In addition to the
length and width of unique characteristics of the fingerprint,
the verification module looks for the third dimension of depth
which is determined by the shadow cast by these unique
characteristics; i.e., ridges, whorls, loops, bifurcations, etc.
There are still other devices that actually look for an
electrical charge from a live fingerprint during the scanning
process. The user must make contact with their scanning finger
with the metal as well as the sensor platen of the scanner for a
proper fingerprint scan.
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9. What are the system requirements to utilize
BioWedge?
Operating Systems
All models
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional or
MSO200 SDK:
Server and Windows® XP
Environmental
■ Operating
Temperature: 32° F to 104° F (0° C to 40° C)
■ Storage
Temperature: -4° F to 158° F (-20° C to 70° C)
Power
■ MSO100/300: <
2.5 W via USB
■ MSO200: 5 VDC, 800 mA power supply (min.)
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