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Security through finger print imaging

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CHENNAI: It is time for change for the traditional log on methods. Chennai-based ADC Systems Pvt Ltd, providers of biometric technology solutions, in a strategic alliance with US-based Digital Persona have launched in the Indian market U.are.U biometric security solutions. <.P>

U.are.U is a next generation fingerprint recognition hardware (U.are.U 4000) and software (U.are.U Pro, Personal and Online) technology with a user-friendly interface targeted at security sensitive organizations, government, healthcare and financial services.



Digital Persona has made use of optical technology in order to capture a high-resolution finger print image through U.are.U 4000. The user simply has to place his finger on the glowing sensor window of U.are.U 4000, and the device automatically captures the fingerprint image. This image is securely transmitted to the PC via USB, where it is converted to a proprietary and secures template. Once registered, the fingerprint template can be used to log on to Windows, application or any website.



"Security has become a major issue now. We have the login screens with the passwords to make sure that the correct person logs in. But there are the chances of the passwords being broken. Then people have to keep changing the passwords. The finger print technology is not intended as a short cut from changing passwords, but it is to ensure that the correct person gets access to the information. U.are.U is also not just meant to log into your Windows applications but it has various implications based on the requirements," said C Meena, MD, ADC Systems.



Coimbatore-based Pricol is using this technology for its SAP applications. Whenever the login screen comes for the SAP application only authorized people can access the information. Besides this, the product is running as a pilot project in various segments including the government departments in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.



U.are.U biometric security solutions include — U.are.U Pro, U.are.U Online and U.are.U Personal. The Pro version is designed for the corporate networks and includes desktop and server software to allow companies to confirm employees’ identities and protect access to sensitive information, while reducing the costs associated with the password management. U.are.U Online, an authentication service provider for the Internet, allows Internet business to provide customers with more secure and convenient access to accounts and transactions by verifying the user’s identity with their fingerprint.



U.are.U Personal is meant for PC security of the user. Users need not type the password to enter into the system, but have to place their finger on the fingerprint sensor for the

PC to identify the user. The software would encrypt any file or folder on the PC with the fingerprint.



The U.are.U 4000 is a USB fingerprint sensor designed for use with Digital Persona’s U.are.U application and developer tools. All the three applications of U.are.U biometric security solutions go along with U.are.U 4000, which is the hardware part of the suite.

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