

The standard power USB 2.0 connection allows for easy integration with new or existing applications while eliminating excess cables and the need for an image-capture board. Its advanced optical system enhances ambient light rejection. The Cogent CSD 200 Single Finger Print Scanner, 3M Cogent''s single-digit optical fingerprint scanner, is housed in a durable and compact casing and captures high quality flat impressions in a fast, reliable, and easy-to-learn way.

Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) that requires all government agencies to authenticate employees, contractors, and civil servants using stronger authentication methods, including fingerprint biometrics, for access control. TWIC and PIC secure credentials are based on U.S. Government employees accessing maritime ports and vessels can use a PIV or CAC identification card for entry. Coast Guard credentialed merchant mariners. ports and to vessels regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA). The federal TWIC program requires workers possess a tamper-resistant biometric credential when requiring unescorted access to secure areas at U.S.

ports and vessel operators meet the program goals for TWIC with a highly secure, yet flexible device that is easy to install and simple to use," said Rob Douglas, president of the Enterprise Access Division of L-1. "This multi-factor authentication, multi-card type reader represents the most versatile product on the market today and is ideal for helping U.S. The device also offers single or multi-factor authentication control, with support for PIN codes, and is one of the first fixed access TWIC readers capable of matching the fingerprint of a PIV cardholder to the biometric stored on the card, the company said in a release. a provider of identity solutions and services, has expanded its line of government access control solutions with the release of the TWIC-Station, a new access control device capable of reading a wide range of secure government credentials based on the FIPS 201 standard including transportation worker identification credentials (TWICs), personal identity verification (PIV) and common access cards (CACs).
