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Two possible implementations of Safeward solutions are presented and analyzed as real world sample applications, one in the Military, and one in the Industrial domain.
Military
"Wireless Biometric Access To High-Security Military Facility Thru Unattended Gates"
Problem
With the recent examples of terrorist acts from around the world, human attended gates and checpoints at high security military facilities have become vulnerable to suicide driven vehicles carrying explosives. The loss of life for security personnel and bystanders is considerable if such situations occur.
Safeward Solution
Safeward proposes a safety enclosed perimeter with unattended gates in front of the safety perimeter with humans attending other gates and checkpoints. Vehicles authorized to enter the unattended gates will have an onboard Safeward Mobile Biometric Device (SMBD) consisting of a biometrics reader and a wireless modem. Every unattended gate will be equipped with a Safeward Fixed Receiver Device (SFRD) consisting of a wireless modem and a trigger mechanism to unlock the gate. While approaching the unattended gate, the driver will activate the biometrics reader and, if there is a match with a previously authorized template stored on the device, the SMBD will send an encrypted signal through the wireless modem to the corresponding SFRD to unlock and open the gate. SMBDs can only communicate with pre-set SFRDs. The communication range between SMBDs and SFRDs can be adjusted from a few meters to hundreds of meters, or even more. Depending on the requirements, SFRDs can send an alert/alarm signal to other SFRDs mounted in the human attended perimeter, after a successful/unsuccessful attempt to open the unattended gate.
Safeward Advantage
1. Only authorized vehicles and drivers can enter the unattended security perimeter.
2. Potential loss of life due to suicide driven vehicles carrying explosives is eliminated.
3. The biometric technology used is very reliable, producing 0.0% false acceptance/rejection rate.
4. The wireless technology used is very reliable, secure and highly configurable (factory setting).
5. The solution is highly customizable and scaleable to address the customer requirements.
6. The cost associated with the deployment of this solution is insignificant compared to the loss of life.
Industrial
"Wireless Biometric Access To Machine-Tool Controllers In A Plant/Factory"
Problem
In industrial plants, great losses are incurred due to unauthorized access to the machine-tool controllers. In general, access to the controls is granted by passwords. There is no way of controlling the sharing of passwords between operators. Even with a policy of periodic password changing, there is no secure way to ensure that only authorized operators will access the machine-tool controllers. As a result, in a short period of time the password is no longer a secret. As unauthorized personnel access the machine-tool controllers, the parameters of the machines are changed. The losses incurred can be significant, as the parts manufactured are out of spec. In some cases serious damage to the machine or injury to the operator may occur.
Safeward Solution
Safeward proposes the following solution. Each machine-tool controller will be equipped with one Safeward Fixed Receiver Device (SFRD) consisting of a wireless modem and a trigger mechanism to activate the controller, and one Safeward Mobile Biometric Device (SMBD) consisting of a biometrics reader and a wireless modem that can only communicate to its assigned SFRD. The access to the machine-tool controller is granted only to authorized operartors, whose biometrics were previously stored on the SMBD.
Safeward Advantage
1. Eliminate password sharing.
2. The biometric technology used is very reliable, producing 0.0% false acceptance/rejection rate.
3. The wireless technology used is very reliable, secure and highly configurable (factory setting).
4. The solution is highly flexible and scaleable in contrast with the biometric "wired" solution.
5. Losses are reduced, as only authorized personnel will access the machine-tool controller.
6. The risk of injury for the operator and damage to the machine-tool is reduced.
7. Eliminate limitations of "wired" solution such as distance between machines, number of controllers etc.
8. The deployment of the Safeward wireless solution is less costly than for a "wired" solution.
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Toronto, Canada (Nov 24, 2004) Safeward Inc. teams with C.C. Inc. to deliver Secure Wireless Biometric Access Solutions.
