Biocryptology, an encryption-based information security and authentication technology has launched, aimed at online transaction security and to combat cybercrime.
Biocryptology technology combines a fingerprint sensor with life sign detection, which protects against ‘spoofing’, and an encryption process to make identification truly private and secure, the makers say. Applications include network security and smartphones.
The launch sees the introduction of specific Biocryptology terminals designed for use in a range of applications – from banking and e-commerce to immigration, access control and even as payment terminals. These terminals can be integrated with other systems, the makers add.
We use a number of access points for entry to a network or the internet that are vulnerable to third parties through Secondary Identification Means (S.I.M.) such as smartphones, passports, credit card details, swipe cards and stored biometric data. We mostly use these access points as the single point of entry into a system using a S.I.M as a personal credential. But a S.I.M can be stolen and used maliciously against the user.
Biocryptology is a combination of a proprietary encryption process based on military standards, with other life-detection mechanisms that comprise an IT security solution. It replaces the S.I.M. with Primary Identification Means (P.I.M.), which reads unique uninterruptible life signals and connects to a safe and secure online identification gateway.
Klaas Zwart, Chairman of Biocryptology, said: “Biocryptology is a unique, impenetrable technology that goes beyond any security solution that exists today, including the most advanced biometric systems widely considered the most secure form of identification currently available. Developing our systems took eight years of development work and we genuinely believe that this is the single biggest advance in identification technology since the creation of the internet.”
