The ability to redirect USB biometric devices to the cloud opens up a wide range of possibilities for both small companies and large enterprises. A cloud-based biometric identification system provides a secure way for employees to use any valuable corporate software no matter their physical location. What’s more, business leaders can control employee attendance at any time from anywhere.
In this article, we’ll tell you how to improve your in-cloud software security with remote access to USB biometric identification devices.
Biometric scanning devices are used to confirm a person’s identity by analyzing their unique traits like fingerprints, iris, face, or voice. Such devices are designed to work with dedicated biometric software.
When it comes to cloud biometry, users' biometric info templates are stored in the cloud. Any time a user needs to gain access, an image from a biometric device is sent to the cloud and analyzed using the respective template. If the identity is confirmed, access is granted.
Based on what unique trait is being analyzed, there are the most common biometric device types:
Retina scanners - one of the most costly solutions that help identify a person by the unique pattern of their iris.
Fingerprint scanners - commonly-used devices allowing using information about a person’s fingerprints as a unique identifier specific to the individual.
Facial biometrics - scanning of the facial features of each person and analyzing the bone structure and feature placement.
Voice recognition - a biometric authentication method based on the recognition of a person’s voice, including tone, pitch, and volume.
Now that you know what remote access to a biometric device is and how to use it in the cloud, we hope you can make a significant improvement in your attendance management processes. Sharing biometric devices over a network can definitely take your attendance control system to the next level. The dedicated app, FlexiHub, will help you enable secure and reliable redirection of USB biometric devices to your company’s cloud infrastructure.