Fujitsu, 123ID Introduce 4 Biometric Developer Kits to Authenticate Fingerprints
August 2, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. (FMA) and 123ID Inc. released development kits developers can use to incorporate fingerprint authentication into Windows-based applications used in network authentication, secure fingerprint identification login, password replacement, file encryption, access control, point of sale (POS) and commercial and government identity-management systems.
The DKF-UMS software developer kits (DKF-UMS-1120, 1130, 1117 and 1137) incorporate a vector/minutia-based fingerprint authentication algorithm with fingerprint-image-capture software.
Built around the Fujitsu MBF200 single-touch sensor, which provides 8 b 500 dots per inch (dpi) forensic quality images, the DFK-UMS supports Windows 2000, XP and Vista systems and provides extensive sensor-calibration routines to image wet, dry or damaged fingers.
The different developer kits offer open and standard licensing in 1-1 (verification) and 1-N (identity) management configurations.
The Fujitsu and 123ID technology provides 32 b dynamic and static libraries, along with reference design documentation for interfacing the MBF200 to the universal serial bus (USB) 1.1 system and embedded systems.
A matching engine can interoperate between the MBF200 sensor and compliant International Committee for Information Technology Standards- (INCITS-) 378 (M1) templates generated from other fingerprint sensor manufacturers and matching engine providers.
The vector/minutia-based fingerprint algorithm outputs 1-Many INCITS-378 National Institute of Standards and Technology- (NIST-) compliant templates and embedded 1-1 Federal Information Processing Standard- (FIPS-) 201 NIST-compliant templates.
An executable version of a sample application demonstrates the enrollment, verification and identity management captured with the supplied MBF200 USB module. Sample source code and complete sample project application files for Visual C++, Visual C#, Visual Basic and HTML are included.
"Fingerprint sensor technology is delivering unprecedented levels of security in a wide range of platforms and applications," said Philip Hopkins, biometrics product manager, FMA embedded systems business group.
"Our new software kits simplify development of biometric solutions that can complement or replace passwords, tokens, and other security systems. The kits will help developers meet the fast-growing demand for biometric identification programs in many different applications," he said.
Software modules in the kit include the capture, verify, identify and minutiae extraction modules. The capture module calibrates the Fujitsu fingerprint sensor and automatically adjusts the sensor sensitivity to create the optimal image, providing a raw fingerprint image and fingerprint template, Fujitsu said.
The verify and identify modules perform interoperable matching with fingerprints captured on the MBF200 USB touch sensor. The minutiae extraction module finds the endings of the ridges and bifurcations in a fingerprint and generates minutiae compatible with FIPS-201 NIST specifications.
This module also enables batch and massive creation of fingerprint templates for volume testing under 1-Many and Identify conditions.
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DKF-UMS is compatible with FIPS 201, and the Fujitsu architecture carries 378 native templates delivered by the 123ID biometric technology. The kit includes a CD with all files, object code, documentation, shield application data, sample code and project files, along with the MBF200 hardware, reference schematic and matching engine libraries in DLL and ActiveX form.
Source: Fujitsu.