Brokers at the bank can authenticate themselves to a computer network by scanning their fingerprints with SecuGen Hamster III readers. The Secure Network Authentication Platform (SNAP) software compares their fingerprints with previously registered scans in the server to verify their identities. If the prints match, the brokers can login to the system.
SecuGen joined Print Electronics to deliver the fingerprint authentication system, which has successfully completed a four month pilot at the bank. The deputy general manager of ICICI, Amit Sethi, reported a 50% drop in calls to the bank’s helpdesk.
Qualitatively, security has improved, and we are one step closer to complying with Sarbanes-Oxley regulation which requires secure access to financial data, especially data that is vulnerable, said Sethi.
