Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Spain airports implement a multi-biometric solution

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Airports in Barcelona and Madrid in Spain have installed self-service kiosks available for use by holders of Spanish citizen ID cards or European Community electronic passports, according to a Pro Security Zone article.

The kiosks, which are expected to relieve long lines for those traveling into the country, require a positive scan of both a cardholder’s face and fingerprint.


The technology behind the kiosks was developed by biometrics developer Neurotechnology who says that the three-factor authentication of the document along with the face-recognition and fingerprint recognition compensates for each mode’s weaknesses to create a very strong and reliable method for authentication.

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Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint.

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Biometrics enable expedited border screening

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ImageWare Systems announced that the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), an agency that oversees Los Angeles International (LAX) airport, LA/Ontario International airport and Van Nuys airport, has placed an order for a number of biometric identity management and credentialing solutions.

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