Government drives match-on-card, new commercial uses emerge
For many, the use of biometrics for physical access to facilities–whether placing a finger on a scanner or looking at an iris camera–continues to evoke futuristic images. But the technology is prevalent in applications that many use every day, for accessing the gym or tracking of time and attendance at work.
That said the high-security applications still exist and remain a primary driver for the technology. Biometric authentication was loosely included in the first FIPS 201 standard for PIV cards, the credentials mandated for U.S. government employees and contractors. But the new draft FIPS 201-2 revision more specifically calls for match-on-card biometric technology for physical access control.
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