Cloud-based biometrics isn\u2019t relatively new; it\u2019s actually been around for quite some time. While biometrics itself is used in many projects, such as border management, prison management, law enforcement, and healthcare, cloud-based biometric solutions are beneficial for customer identification, employee identification, biometric time clock, and visitor identification, among others.<\/p>\n
Using cloud-based biometric APIs has its benefits. For instance, they can be used from anywhere, require no maintenance from the organization\u2019s end, and are typically easy to deploy and use. While there are several cloud-based biometric solutions available, which one should you choose for your biometric project? Let\u2019s explore what you need to know before choosing a cloud-based biometrics solution and how CloudABIS might be the one for your biometric project.<\/p>\n
When the time comes to choose a biometrics vendor, one of the deciding factors becomes the biometric modality it provides. The most common modalities are fingerprint, facial recognition, finger vein, and iris scanning, which are widely used across different industries for subject identification. The biometric modality required depends on the organization\u2019s needs. For instance, a manufacturing plant might want to use fingerprints to identify employees, whereas hospitals and health systems would prefer touchless modalities, line facial or iris scanning, for patient identification due to infection control concerns.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, cloud biometric APIs, like CloudABIS, provide multimodal support to customers. CloudABIS indeed supports fingerprint, finger vein, facial recognition, and iris scanning, providing ultimate flexibility to customers. Users can easily connect CloudABIS with their existing solutions and use their preferred modalities. This way, customers can change modalities down the line or even use multimodal biometric verification for sensitive use cases.<\/p>\n
One of the biggest concerns users have when it comes to choosing a biometric vendor is integration with their existing solution. Integration can be a huge challenge for many organizations, and if not kept simple, can require a lot of time, effort, and resources to implement properly. As a result, regardless of the capabilities of the biometric solution, if integration takes weeks or months, it can be a dealbreaker for most organizations.<\/p>\n