Iris Recognition

Iris recognition technology is based upon the unique patterns (striations, pits, and furrows) found within the iris of an individual’s eye (note that the right and left eye also differ from one another), which are deemed to be developed fully in utero, and unchanging over an individual’s lifetime.

Iris recognition technologies are quickly gaining acceptance in the market due to the perception that iris recognition is much more accurate and resistant to spoofing than alternative solutions. Nonetheless, with comparatively higher costs and some complexity in user operation of the technology, iris recognition technology has a number of hurdles to overcome as these vendors attempt to gain market share from fingerprint and hand geometry solutions.

In addition, recent announcements of research aimed at creating more portable form factors, combined with advances in the ability to capture iris samples from moving subjects, are likely to add to the range of applications in which this technology is deployed. The scalability of this solution is being established, and the accuracy perceptions tested in deployments expected to reach more than 20 million individuals.

Key Applications:

• Physical Access Control
• Registered Traveler Identity Verification
• Citizen Identification/Benefits Entitlement

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