IriTech Continues Iris Camera
Innovation - Embedded Security
Fairfax, VA - March 5, 2010 - IriTech Inc., a leading provider of iris-based biometric identification technology, has unveiled another industry-leading advancement - strong embedded security in iris acquisition cameras. IriTech's IriCAMM family of affordable iris acquisition cameras has already received numerous accolades from users for ease of use and rapid capture. IriTech's addition of powerful security features raises performance even further, providing on-board Device-Level Encryption, Device Identification, and Administrative Certificates.
Device-Level Encryption enables the cameras to encrypt images and templates after capture, ensuring security of the data at the point of origin. This safeguards critical identification information during communication and processing.
Device Identification supplies each camera is its own digital signature to support proper accountability and system management. A digital signature enables throughput analysis, operator performance tracking, and equipment troubleshooting. With this capability fraudulent activity is easily traced and corrected.
Administrative Certificates, versus vendor certificates, create a proven method to prevent a 3rd party from tampering with enrollment data.
As biometrics become a standard component of critical infrastructure, such as national identification or border protection programs, the validity and protection of the biometric information becomes paramount for overall success. Proper security for biometric data must start at the point of acquisition. IriTech's new cryptographic functions provide the needed safeguards for securely transmitting images and templates between cameras and servers. This security is based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). RSA key pairs are imported into the device by customers in form of standard certificates X509 (for public key) and PFX/PKCS #12 (for both certificate and private key).
The IriCAMM cameras are available in single-eye or dual-eye configurations, OEM or attractively packaged, and in either fixed or automatic focus - fitting a wide variety of applications. Interfacing to the new cameras is simplified via USB 2.0.
The IriCAMM cameras will be showcased at upcoming conferences including: ISC West in Las Vegas, March 23rd to 26th, and the BTF Biometrics & Forensics Summit in San Diego, March 31st to April 1st.
Through innovative and affordable cameras, and through superior iris recognition algorithms that NIST IREX 2008 identified as best on operational iris images, IriTech provides valuable iris-biometric capabilities to government programs, system integrators, service providers, and product manufacturers.
