Biometric Access Control – A tree with many branches: “I handle more clients now, my day goes more productive with maximum queries resolved for the right customers and most importantly my workplace is more secure”, this is a review given by one of our client's employee after the installation of Access Control System in their office which restricted entry of unwanted people without proving their identity, eliminating the risk of any accident or fraud. Access Control-an overview: many employees and employers are not fully aware about access control and relate it to a mere attendance punching machines. To enter somewhere means to access, to control the access is known as Access Control. In simple terms it can be understood as “A method to control the in and outs at a place by using manpower, manual or electronic barriers or by any other kind of devices”. Access control system works on a security principle of: • Fundamental Principles. • Identification. • Authentication. • Authorization. • Rejection or non – rejection. Access Control – One Name Numerous Ways: In general access control systems are operated by 2 ways: 1. Finger Operated. 2. Card Operated. But in actual practice there are several other ways as well to operate access control and the unique part about it is that we don't need to carry anything to make ourselves eligible for access but our hands, eyes, fingers are unique enough to mark our access. Various access control options are as follows: • • • • • • • • • •
Finger scan. Palm scan. Hand geometry. Retina scan. Iris scan. Signature dynamics. Keyboard dynamics. Voice recognition. Facial Scan. Handy topography.