Market Leadership

UPEK offers premium quality fingerprint authentication solutions
to the world’s largest brands in PCs, portable storage, mobile
phones, access control, and more. UPEK’s “trusted endpoint”
security architecture is designed to provide trust in the untrusted
environments of the PC, the network, and the Internet.

Securing the PC

UPEK’s secure fingerprint authentication module leverages existing PC security architecture to protect access to notebook and desktop PCs. PC users enjoy easy-to-use access to sensitive data with hardware-based security that counters notebook theft and hacking.

Match-on-chip - Dedicated hardware-based security that protects user privacy
Pre-boot Authentication - Protect PCs at the BIOS-level during power-on
Single Sign-on (SSO) Logon to Windows®- One single swipe authenticates the user at power-on and for the Windows logon prompt
Integration with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) - “Trusted Path” with the TPM allows use of strong encryption for protection of data.

Securing the Network

UPEK fingerprint authentication solutions are designed for scalability and central management by IT managers. Corporate PC users enjoy simplified access to VPNs and Wi-Fi connections, while corporate IT departments benefit from reduced help desk costs and the ability to establish a strong audit trail for regulatory compliance.

• Positive User ID - Identifies the actual user rather than relying on a MAC address to simply identify a machine
• Unique Hardware Identifier - Unique identifier for each fingerprint device enables verification of authorized hardware
• Finger-to-Server Match - Secure matching on a centralized server from any network-connected UPEK device
• User Policy Management and Roaming Passport - Easy-to-administer user permissions for IT managers and seamless access to permission-specific applications and credentials for corporate PC users
• Active Directory® / Microsoft® Management Console (MMS) - Integrates directly with Active Directory for easy setup

Securing the Service

UPEK’s unique solution enables trusted communication for remote authentication. Home PC users can avoid phishing scams and be confident that online banking and shopping sites are legitimate. Online service providers can remotely activate devices and provision users for maximum security and convenience.

• Secure Hardware-to-Server Solution - Bypasses the less secure PC architecture to establish a trustworthy endpoint
• Key Provisioning with Secure Services - Enables user authentication, confidentiality, and message integrity based on identity certificates
• One-time Password (OTP) Support - Secure, industry-standard support for RSA SecurID™ and Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH) authentication

The UPEK Advantage

Hardware-based Security
UPEK’s unique hardware-based solution performs all authentication processes in a dedicated processor instead of within a less secure host PC environment. UPEK’s authentication solution establishes secure communication with the outside world, enabling a new generation of authentication services for e-commerce, online banking, and more.

Best User Experience
UPEK fingerprint sensing technology enables a convenient user interface for authentication. UPEK’s unique smart sensing technology allows users to authenticate by simply swiping their finger without having to open an application. UPEK’s Protector Suite™ QL client software enables easy-to-use and secure access to password protected applications, file and folder encryption, Windows logon, and fast user switching.

Advanced Sensor Imaging
Offering a wide sensor optimized for PC security, UPEK provides high biometric performance measured against ISO/M1, ANSI and NIST standards for performance testing. UPEK’s multiple sensing elements, leveraging active capacitive sensing with signal amplifiers, senses the surface and sub-surface layers of a finger to achieve the highest image quality today, which translates into high biometric performance.

End-to-end Solution
UPEK, the only one-stop shop for fingerprint authentication solutions, offers hardware, software, and design services to ensure secure and seamless integration for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Software development kits (SDKs) including standard interfaces such as BioAPI enable quick time-to-market and reduced integration costs for 3rd party application providers.

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