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Biometric Identification
Is there more than one way to be identified?
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A man with both hands in casts looks blankly at an official at a thumb print identification station.
Any device that uses biometric identification should include more than one means of identifying the user. In this example a user with both hands in casts is unable to provide a thumbprint and will not be able to pass through the identification station. This standard applies to all devices that use biometric identification including information transaction machines, computers (laptop, desktop and handheld), and security devices such as card scanners, fingerprint scanners, random number generation devices, retinal scanners and voice recognition devices.
The standards this example illustrates:
- Section 508 Technical Standard 1194.26 (c)
When biometric forms of user identification or control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be provided.
Products to which these standards may apply:
- Information Transaction Machines
- Desktop PCs / Workstations
- Laptop / Notebook PCs
- and any security devices used to control access to buildings, facilities or electronic and information technologies.
