Biometrics with DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona is the leading provider of biometric authentication solutions for enterprise networks. DigitalPersona products improve network security, assist with regulatory compliance and reduce IT support costs within organizations of all sizes.

Log on to your PC and your favorite Web sites with the touch of your finger, without having to remember all those passwords—simply place your finger on the receiver whenever a password or username is required.

Convenience with Windows Vista™ Features Fingerprint Reader and Windows Vista help you get the most out of your PC by making features like parental controls more convenient. Fingerprint Reader Technology Say goodbye to passwords—now you can log on to your PC and access favorite Web sites with the touch of your finger Easy PC User Switching Switch users with the touch of a finger, simply pace your finger on the reader when a username and password or required. Export Your Passwords Easily export all your saved passwords with the latest version of Fingerprint Reader software.

DigitalPersona Pro and Microsoft Active Directory provide the backbone of a comprehensive and secure enterprise identity management system. DigitalPersona Pro is easy to deploy, provides comprehensive administrative control over authentication and is overwhelmingly preferred by employees, security executives and network administrators alike. Businesses can add customized applications to a DigitalPersona Pro implementation using the DigitalPersona Pro Software Development Kit (SDK). They can also directly enable fingerprint authentication for Web applications using DigitalPersona Online.

DigitalPersona Pro for Active Directory

Leveraging Microsoft Active Directory, DigitalPersona Pro increases network security by eliminating the user's need to remember passwords (or carry tokens) with a simple touch of a finger. DigitalPersona Pro network, application and Internet authentication software, in combination with its state-of-the-art U.are.U Fingerprint Reader or select notebooks with embedded fingerprint readers, verifies authorized users, providing convenient log in to operating systems and other password protected applications and Web sites --all with a simple touch of a finger.

DigitalPersona Pro allows authentication to be centrally administered thereby improving enterprise, network and Internet security. DigitalPersona Pro scales to over one hundred thousand users. It tightly integrates with Microsoft Active Directory and can be deployed without the need for professional services or integration support.

DigitalPersona Pro combines the user simplicity of Single Sign-On (SSO) with the security of fingerprint authentication. SSO trades off security for convenience by funneling all authentication through a traditional single password. Unlike traditional SSO, DigitalPersona Pro delivers improved information security and SSO-like convenience through fingerprint authentication. DigitalPersona Pro offers the best of both worlds.

DigitalPersona Pro Benefits

Improves Network Security: The weakest link in enterprise security is the end-user. Fingerprint authentication takes password management out of the hands of end-users and eliminates this vulnerability. Eliminating shared, easy to guess and written down passwords improves network, application and Internet security across the enterprise.

Assists with Regulatory Compliance: Linking an authentication event to a fingerprint is unambiguous. Biometric audit trails greatly reduce an organization's exposure to risk and simplifies adherence to regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, FFIEC and Gramm-Leach-Bliley.

Reduces IT Support Costs: Organizations average approximately $150 per employee/per year* on password management costs. DigitalPersona Pro has been proven to reduce password-related help desk calls by as much as 90%**.

DigitalPersona Pro Software Development Kit

DigitalPersona Pro implementations can be extended to support customized applications with the DigitalPersona Pro Software Development Kit (SDK). This easy to use SDK allows developers to extend enterprise security by leveraging the registered fingerprints in Microsoft Active Directory for authentication to custom developed applications.

DigitalPersona Online

DigitalPersona Online fingerprint authentication software replaces passwords for Web-based transactions. DigitalPersona Online easily integrates into any online application to provide convenient Internet security for customers, partners and employees with a simple touch of a finger.

DigitalPersona Online Benefits:

Secures Internet Transactions: DigitalPersona Online provides authentication and audit trails needed for secure Internet transactions.

Reduces Support Costs: DigitalPersona Online reduces the support costs associated with lost or forgotten passwords by eliminating the need for users to remember them.

Easy Implementation: DigitalPersona Online easily integrates into existing Web servers to control authentication for business-to-business and consumer e-commerce transactions. DigitalPersona Online is advanced Internet security that seamlessly integrates with Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac OS X hosted Web sites.

*SC Magazine, June 2003
**GCN, March 2004