A fingerprint consists of a series of ridges and valleys. These are often referred to as minutia, the fingerprint pattern of points where the ridges and valleys split.

There are an infinite number of fingerprint minutiae patterns and no two fingerprints have been found to be exactly the same, not even the fingerprints of identical twins.

Biometrics or fingerprinting accepts that each finger print is unique, and therefore fingerprint recognition can be used to provide effective identify protection and biometric security.

How does fingerprint recognition work?

It is the unique fingerprint pattern that biometric fingerprint readers capture and use to identify, verify and to authorise.

Broadly speaking, biometrics is where the fingerprint reader records the individual fingerprint (at the enrollment stage) and securely stores this fingerprint to later compare (at the fingerprint recognition stage). This process is known as fingerprint recognition, fingerprint security, or biometric security.  

What are the benefits of biometric security?

Password Replacement - unlike passwords, which can be lost stolen, or simply passed on, the fingerprint is personal and cannot be forgotten, cracked, stolen or given away. The fingerprint scanner is easy to use and cheap.

What applications can fingerprint readers be used for?

Biometric fingerprint authentication can be used in any number of identification  systems for access control systems, time and attendance management, computer system and data protection, and where security requires accurate identification and confirmation of person’s identity, such as airports.