When combined with smart cards, fingerprint biometrics provides a second and even a third level of security when a swipe, PIN and fingerprint are necessary to secure a building or sensitive area.
You can start with a card and then add one at a time – a single finger, then a second, and finally the addition of a PIN as well, pointed out AMAG’s Adam Shane. “That is the beauty of biometrics; it allows you to ratchet security another notch that doesn’t exist without it,” said Bioscrypt’s John Cassise.