Today there is a heightened interest in implementing more secure identification systems to improve confidence in verifying those seeking access to physical or virtual locations.  These personal ID solutions must be secure but also protect the privacy of the individuals’ identification information.

Multiple factor authentication incorporates more than one level of identification protection.  It incorporates something you have (card), something you know (pin) and/or something you are (biometric information).  ACS supports and distributes technologies that can be incorporated into a multi-factor personal ID system.

For healthcare, multiple levels of security and HIPPA confidentiality requires controlled access to all patient information.  Corporations are expanding the functionality of their ID systems from a simple physical identification (card) to physical access and access to logical information and applications. 

Multi-factor authentication technologies, such as smart chip cards, biometrics and digital signatures that use PKI are fast becoming standards in the healthcare, corporate and government industries.

SCB Access™ is a card independent turnkey solution with PC Secure Logon and Single Sign-on capabilities.  Now you can store all your user names and passwords on an encrypted smart chip card that only requires a single PIN code. 

Eliminate the burden of remembering and periodically changing all the passwords of each and every one of your software applications.  With SCB Access™ users need to remember only one password to unlock their smart card.  More secure, more productive, less help desk support!

By managing access to every application through Citrix®, SCB Access™ you unify all the different logins in one strong multi-factor authentication with no development.  Single logon for all logical access identities, SCB Access™ provides immediate relief to the IT support team and users.  It is a simple, self-contained card administration that does not require any additional software or third party services.  SCB Access™ can work with a vast majority of card technologies and virtually all cryptographic tokens that can provide a PKCS#11 interface.

Biometrics Technology is authentication techniques that rely on biological elements, such as the individual characteristics of a person's fingerprints, hand geometry, retinal or iris patters, facial patterns or voice prints.

Biometrics can be used with other card-based systems, where the biometric information is stored on the card and then verified with the received biometric at the point of interaction.   By securely recording and then checking an individual’s unique biometric information the system can validate the individual’s identity.  This can be done with a smart card or biometric-specific reader.

Biometrics is used to help ensure that information is viewed and distributed only by authorized users.  The use of biometrics and smart cards provides security features that ensure that the access to information is safeguarded and provides a strong line of defense against forgery.  For additional information on biometric systems see capture systems.

This technology can be incorporated into keyboards, mouse devices and thumbprint readers.

For information on our many multiple factor authentication systems and other technologies, please call or contact Automated Card Systems Sales and Service Department.