| "... A fingerprint offers a reliable and inexpensive means of authenticating an individual's identity; one far more secure than personal identification numbers (PINs) or passwords which are subject to being compromised or forgotten." |
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| The BAL Authenticator™ Smart Card |
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 BAL's self-authenticating Smart Card combines a standard ISO 7816 smart card with a built-in fingerprint recognition system to provide exceptionally strong user authentication when performing typical smart card functions such as accessing computers, facilities, networks, applications, protected data bases, establishing secure communication channels or authorizing electronic transactions, and assuring privacy of all data stored on the card. One's unique fingerprints offer a reliable and inexpensive means of biometrically authenticating your identity far more securely than using a personal identification number (PIN) or a password. By linking the user directly to the transaction process through their fingerprint, the cardholder's identity is confirmed beyond repudiation; that they are not just someone who happens to know the card's assigned PIN or Password.
BAL Technology
Originally designed for the intelligence community, the card's biometric sensor is completely contained in a self-authenticating subsystem. It does not require the use of any external sensors, algorithms, template matches or database access. BAL employs a third generation capacitive array sensor chip that detects and captures small variations in finger surface capacitance and creates a three-dimensional electrical image of the fingerprint's unique pattern. The unique features of the image are extracted to forma template which is then stored into protected memory in the module. This entire operation is completed on the card. Upon completion of the enrollment process, the module is "locked" and subsequent placement of any finger on the sensor triggers the verification process. This involves comparing the previously stored "registered" template with the current finger. With the BAL Authenticator™ Smart Card, if the result matches, the person holding the card (not just someone who happens to know the PIN) is verified as it's authorized user.
 Biometrically Enabled PKI for Logical & Physical Access Control
The BAL Biometric Smart Card has been designed for use in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployments, such as depicted to the left, to achieve integrated logical and facility access control in a centrally manageable and unified system; not independent and parallel installations as the case today.
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