After the obligatory hand-wringing, this article addresses the management of condo complexes and how they are meeting their identity management challenges using biometrics.
"There is some resistance. A few people worry about ID theft," said Tersigni, adding she thinks there is no more risk in providing a fingerprint to endorse a check at the bank. "Others are all for it because this helps us keep the area safer. We always know who is coming in and going out and when."My condo management staff certainly does seem to spend a lot of time and effort in regulating who gets to use the facilities.
And, Tersigni explains, the device does not store fingerprints. It uses biometrics to convert a user's fingerprint into a binary code based on 65 unique points of the fingerprint and stores that code for comparison later when a visitor uses the device outside the clubhouse door. To gain entry, visitors press a finger onto a small screen, allowing it to identify them and remotely unlock the clubhouse door. The system stores one fingerprint code per owner.
When a segment of the public views any place they are able to access as a place they are entitled to access, and absent rigorous identity management systems, the value proposition that management companies offer condo owners can be eroded considerably.
