Developers: | Precise |
Last Release Date: | February, 2012 |
Technology: | Cybersecurity - Biometric identification |
The Precise Biometrics company developed in 2011 a new smart cover with the built-in smart card reader and fingerprints - the first solution of this sort in the market which will be available to the most popular brands of smartphones and tablet computers in 2012 - 2013.
The smart cover provides the highest security level for access to network, message exchange and strict authentication on the most popular mobile platforms. The new product completely conforms to the increasing requirements to network security and strict authentication in government, medical, corporate and bank sectors.
Functions of reading of smart cards and check of fingerprints of a smart cover can be integrated with any existing or new application in the market.
The smart cover is intended for users who need gaining access to confidential information or cloud applicaions from mobile devices, but they are limited in it to security policy of the company. Now there was a possibility of replacement of long and unsafe passwords with verification of the ID card or a fingerprint at mobile authentication:
- the public servants having smart cards for access to network and identification can use a smart cover for an input in secure systems and it is safe to send messages from the smartphone;
- identification on a fingerprint can be embedded in banking applications now, replacing input of the PIN code or the long password;
- health workers can use a smart card or a fingerprint for access to stories of diseases of the patients from mobile devices;
- national ID cards with Precise Match-on-Card™ technology also receive new functionality at application of a smart cover. National ID cards can be used for identification of voters and tax declarations using normal smartphones.
In March, 2012 Precise Biometrics company, the developer and the producer of the systems of protection using biometrics, announced that its smart cover is used in the solution Thursby Software for ensuring safe work on mobile devices.
Partnership of Precise Biometrics and Thursby Software allowed to integrate a smart cover into solutions for protection of mobile devices. The smart cover is used with the product PKard Suite for iPad and iPhone of applications, providing secure and convenient access to websites with strict authentication for mobile devices in commercial and public sector.
The smart cover completely conforms to user requirements which want to get access to the protected networks or services using the mobile devices, but cannot make it because of restrictions on authentication. The solution is completely compatible to mobile devices and allows developers to build in authentication on a smart card or/and a fingerprint practically any type of applications for the most popular mobile platforms. At the same time the smart cover makes authentication process easier and more conveniently for users. The Thursby Software company offers buyers of the application, Precise Biometrics smart cover opportunities for ensuring safe operation of mobile devices using everything now.