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Use of Biometrics in Airport Security
• Biometrics are most widely used in securing border/entry control
• Aid to government officials
• Supervision of multiple kiosks / gates
• Principle aim is to enhance passenger throughput
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• Based upon comparison of captured biometric against a previously registered token.
• Normally the passport picture, but can include alternates such as iris or fingerprint in “known traveller” programmes
• Provides identity verification service: – RED Definitely not a match – GREEN Definitely a match – AMBER Uncertain
• Biometrics useful at confirmation of definitive results
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Application to the Outbound Journey
• To enhance the passenger experience and support self service, biometrics are now being employed in the outbound journey.
• Verification at self service points, ensures that identity is maintained
• Eliminates further manual checks for vast majority
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System Requirements
• Performance: – Minimise times for successful
enrolments and verifications
• Passenger experience: – Instructions - remove glasses etc. – Implementation of exception processes
• Data protection issues to overcome
• Be highly configurable: – Alternate biometric
technologies – Selected flights or routes – Implemented without
impacting the airlines systems
• Security: – Zero false accepts, minimal
false rejects
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Consequences of Invalid Identity Verification
Different uses have different consequences
• Border Control: – Consequence of failure is critical
• Systems tuned to Zero false acceptance
• Passenger Facilitation: – Can result in poor passenger service
– Used to enhance passenger experience whilst maintaining security
– Maximum benefit when integrated with government control systems, watch lists and travel document verification systems (visa checks)
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Traveller Clearance
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Airport Business Rules &
Orchestration
Infinity Risk
Assessment Document Verification
Travel Rules System
3rd Country Clearance
eVisa AQQ
Watch list Interpol SLTP Interpol
Abuser & Victims
…… Document Templates
ICAO PKD
Border Management
ESB
Airline DCS
AODB / FIDS
BCBP / Passport scan
API Data
Airport / Airline
Government
Biometric Identity Verification
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Validation Certainty
• Question of certainty: – Improve the process due to consistency – Allows humans to focus on what they are best at
• Resolving issues from uncertain results
• Differing approaches of 1 to 1 and 1 to many matching will have differing levels of certainty
• 1 to 1 – A single enrolment is compared to live images to
answer the question: “is this the same person that I have seen before”
• 1 to Many – A live image is compared to a gallery of images
to answer the question: “Have I seen this person before”
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Application to Staff Access
• Current use cases are looking at passenger identity management
• Same technology can be applied to staff airside access controls. – Applies the same standard to
staff access control as to passengers
• Permanent biometric data can be captured and stored, enabling total automated identity checks. The airport ID pass database can be integrated as a data source
• Already used in a number of office facilities to control access
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Data Sharing • Outcome of a recent FTE* Think Tank was
that data sharing in all its forms is a mandatory requirement Security cannot improve without data sharing * Future Travel Experience
• How do we share and make use of common data / identity / security information between airports, airlines, governmental agencies
Improved Security Data sharing
• Can these be incorporated with government backed on-line security initiatives
• Ultimate need is for a single token that can be made available to all
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Result - Improved Security
• Extends and enhances manned checkpoints: – Improves Security as machine is
consistent and high quality • Facilitates unsupervised identity checks:
– Validates identity document ownership – Enables fully automated and unmanned
Self Service Check-in, Self Service Bag Drop, Self Boarding gates by ensuring identity is maintained
• Registered Traveller Authentication
• Prevents boarding pass swaps
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But …..
Sharing data between all parties is a fundamental requirement
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