TransCore has introduced a first-of-its-kind secure access control system that combines RFID and biometrics to positively identify both vehicles and drivers from the vehicle lane as they attempt to enter a facility.
The wireless system includes a keychain-attachable fingerprint biometric device that operates from within the vehicle. The system is ideal for military bases, nuclear and chemical plants and other facilities that must maintain multiple layers of security and control while providing trusted users the convenience and speed of automated access.
The heart of the system is TransCore's SmartWatch SecurePass™ software that utilises data gathered from vehicle-mounted RFID transponders, and biometric devices, proximity cards, badges and other forms of identification.
For initial testing with the US military, TransCore combined its own RFID technology with the Privaris BPID™ Security Device, a wireless, handheld device that uses fingerprints to biometrically authenticate its user prior to releasing sensitive or confidential information.
In automated ‘assist’ mode, SecurePass can identify pre-screened and registered vehicles and users and grant facility access without input from a guard, though guards may monitor all activity from a computer screen and incorporate override gates, alarms and lane controls if necessary. In this mode, the system continuously monitors arrivals, grants or denies access, opens and closes gates, and provides real-time activity data and a number of automatically generated reports.
For situations requiring higher security, ‘control’ mode provides a Windows®-based user interface to help guards perform access inspections – displaying pre-entered matching data on the computer monitor, which guards use to perform a visual verification of the car and driver before granting or denying access.
The system can be customised with a number of alarms and contingency actions to handle invalid RFID tags, failed biometric authentications, illegal entries, loitering in the lane, gate crashes, and other risk scenarios.
