Spain airports implement a multi-biometric solution
31 August, 2010
category: Biometrics, Government
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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