Biometric technology is now a crucial component of high security physical access control systems. U.S. government agencies, private industry, and higher education campuses are seriously considering the benefits of a second level of physical security that incorporates the use of...
In any review of contactless technology, it quickly becomes apparent that there are multiple technology choices–some considered industry standard and others that are proprietary to a specific vendor. The leading varieties are ISO 14443 and ISO 15693.
RFID systems enable a card and a card reader to communicate without the need for one to physically touch or contact the other–hence the term contactless. The card need only be placed in close proximity to the reader for communication...
Coding in RFID refers to a modulation pattern that is understood and shared by both a transponder and a receiver. Like Morse code–the series of dots and dashes used to transmit data in the past– radio frequency coding relies on...
In essence, data is ‘carried' on radio waves. Imagine that the radio waves are a conveyor belt. The belt moves on a steady pace never stopping, never varying. At each end of the belt sits a person, one called a...
With identity theft becoming an increasingly common and well-publicized crime, more and more campuses are opting to remove the Social Security Number (SSN) from the student ID card. A great deal of controversy has long surrounded the use of the...
One of the basic technical concepts of RFID involves anticollision. To understand anticollision we first must define a collision. An RFID collision involves multiple cards crashing into each other within a reader's field. This crash need not be a physical...
Somewhere on your campus there is, very likely, a magnetic stripe stored value system in operation. Maybe it is a full-blown part of your campus ID card enabling cashless purchases in vending machines, photocopiers, and laundry facilities. Or maybe it...
The process used by most card printers today is called ‘dye diffusion thermal transfer' or ‘dye sublimation' (dye sub). It involves the transfer of dyes from a ribbon to a plastic card via heat. The key pieces of this process...
Traditionally institutions have used barcodes to identify the student for library functions. Some campuses used the barcode for identification purposes in other administrative areas as well. In older card systems a printed barcode was often pasted to a laminated card....
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Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD
