Match-on-Card (MoC) is the concept of both storing and matching fingerprint templates on a smart card. This establishes the physical presence of a cardholder and thereby facilitates a secure proof of identity. The main benefit of Match-on-Card is that both the storage and the matching are done in the secure and tamper-proof environment of the card. Traditional match-on-card solutions also have some drawbacks:
- Limited security of the communication channel between the terminal and the smartcard
- Large code-size in EEPROM or ROM is required to install and run the match-on-card algorithm on the smartcard
- Limited resources on a smartcard result in long matching times and/or limited matching accuracy
- Every biometric, like fingerprint, face or iris requires a different MoC implementation
Benefits
GenKey’s BioHASH® makes it possible to reduce the traditional match-on-card algorithms to an extremely simple comparison. This enables the installation of a MoC algorithm with only a minimum code-size requirement in EEPROM or ROM, while providing a very high matching speed without compromising matching accuracy.
A second benefit is that the MoC algorithm is modality independent, making it possible to only install one single MoC algorithm that can be used with different modalities like fingerprint or vein.
Markets
With these benefits, BioHASH® becomes the standard for biometric Match-on-Card in any card-related application like:
- National Identity Cards – with a full ISO compliant and backward compatible solution, BioHASH® MoC minimizes the demand on EEPROM or ROM, while providing high-speed matching
- Payment (EMV) Cards – with the extremely small footprint in EEPROM, one single biometric modality independent Match-on-Card algorithm can be implemented in a standardized (EMV) payment cards. The same modality independent MoC implementation can be used to perform the biometric authorization from different modalities like fingerprint or vein.
