How is the uniqueness of fingerprints captured?
• Veridt uses a minutiae-based matching technique (vs. correlation-based). Minutiae points occur at fingerprint ridge bifurcations and ridge endings. Our minutiae-based technology scans and records roughly 15 minutiae points. The minutiae is then assigned mathematical values called a fingerprint template. The template is encrypted and stored on a token to be used in future live comparisons. No fingerprint other than the one used to create the template will make a perfect match. • Does biometric technology infringe on privacy? • No. In fact, using Veridt’s CombiFamily of fingerprint readers is one of the best ways of protecting personal privacy. Your fingerprint template is encrypted and stored on a token issued to you by your employer (or some other authorizing agent) that you then carry with you. Without your matching live fingerprint, the token is worthless and the encrypted fingerprint template cannot be used to recreate a fingerprint. • How do you protect my fingerprint biometric d
