Scanning people at crowded places like arenas, conference halls, and airports is a tough and tedious job. It takes hours and long queues for the verification in a group. People have to wait long to get themselves verified. This irritates the customer, and they do not feel comfortable with this. The security can’t be compromised over speed. So the question is how will group screening be conducted while giving the best security at the time. The simple answer to this is Touchless Kiosk.

Biometric Authentication through Kiosk

Biometric authentication is a process of identity verification where it is verified using the biological features of a person. It is just like live verification where people identify others by their faces or voice. When it comes to strictly verify the identity of a person, biometrics have no match. Biometrics falls under the “Something You Are” authentication type. Biometrics has no match, and it can’t be copied easily. Having association with the behavioral and physical features, it is the most trusted verification method.

The trend of biometric verification is rising as the hardware equipment is getting cheaper. Among all other authentication methods, only biometrics require physical scanners. The trend of biometric verification has increased in a couple of years. Now almost every new smartphone has a biometric scanner (facial and fingerprint). These are used for mobile phone unlocking and payment app security. Users just authenticate their biometrics at the first attempt. The biometric data is stored inside the phone memory. Sometimes the storage is encrypted because biometrics require solid security. The reason is, biometrics can’t be changed like passwords if stolen.

A touchless kiosk is a technology used at crowded places for screening numerous people at once. A person does not have to make a visit to the company office for his verification. Touchless Kiosk gives the ease of contactless verification without physical touch.

Here is the process of how a kiosk works:

●        The Touchless Kiosk is installed at the location where crowd screening has to be done like airport clearance check or event hall entrance

●        The end-user registers himself by giving his personal details to the website. The website issues and reference number against his information

●        When he goes to the site, he just has to show his identity document to the system

●        The live biometric verification of the customer is performed by matching his facial data with the photo id

●        If the information and biometrics match is successful, he is allowed onboard otherwise not

It merely takes two minutes for the completion of the verification. If the information provided to the system is correct the user will be verified in 5 seconds.

Below are the verifications performed by touchless kiosk:

Document Verification

For identity verification, a document approved by the government having the personal details of a person is required like an ID card. It extracts all the required data from the document and then compares it with the user-entered information. There are some features of the genuine document like stamps, holograms, and rainbow marks. The verification software checks for that and identifies any forgery attempt. Fraudsters use photoshops and tempered documents to deceive the system. These documents are easily caught by document verification software.

Biometric Verification

The system performs facial recognition on the live selfie of the user. It compares the facial data of the selfie with the photo ID. Palm recognition and voice biometrics are also used by the Kiosk. But most people prefer using facial recognition, so it is widely used.

Wrapping it Up

The kiosk also complies with the Covid-19 social distancing protocols giving the facility of touchless verification. It can scan numerous people at once decreasing the time of screening. Businesses can enhance their user experience and also decrease the expenses of people screening by using touchless kiosk