Access Control

Addressing the multitude of threats to an organization's physical and digital assets has become one of the most important challenges facing governments and enterprises today.

In areas such as Government, Aviation, Financial Services and the Pharmaceutical industry, there is enormous pressure to implement measures that will increase overall security, reduce identity fraud and protect valuable IP (Intellectual Property) while ensuring the privacy of customer and patient records as well as employees and traveler information - all in a highly cost effective and convenient manner.

Secure Physical Access Control

Daon provides a highly secure biometric access control system designed to protect access to secure areas or restricted zones in a building. Daon's secure physical access system can integrate with existing physical access systems and provides an enhanced layer of security through the use of biometric technology.

At the heart of the system is DaonEngine, Daon's flexible identity assurance platform. DaonEngine connects seamlessly with common authentication methods used to access facilities such as PINs, ID badges, contact and contactless smart cards. By combining these methods with biometrics, Daon enables government departments and organizations to increase their security and build on their existing identification investments.

One Common Security Platform

By leveraging DaonEngine, organizations can benefit from using one common security platform for both logical and physical access control, thus reducing total cost of ownership significantly.

Secure Logical Access

Daon provides a highly secure biometric access control system designed to protect confidential data and the information assets of an organization or government department.

This system offers the choice of using any biometric type such as finger, face or iris to biometrically log on, and ensures that only authorized individuals can gain access to systems or applications. A single enrollment offers users access to multiple systems and applications while providing a central point of control for the management of all identities.

DaonEngine, Daon's flexible identity assurance platform, supports multiple identity mechanisms including PINs, passwords, tokens, smart cards, proximity cards, finger, face and iris, offering organizations the flexibility to use their preferred authentication method or combination of methods.

Daon's technology enables government departments and organizations to:

• protect confidential data and their information assets
  
• allow for legitimate transactions by binding users to their actions
  
• biometrically logon to the world's most widely used IT systems including Microsoft Windows®