Synaptics Adds Proprietary Anti-Spoofing to SentryPoint Security Suite

Synaptics Incorporated announced the addition of advanced anti-spoofing to its SentryPoint security suite, the industry’s highest level of secure biometric fingerprint authentication. Synaptics’ proprietary anti-spoofing algorithms discriminate between contrived fingerprints and actual fingers.
 
A spoof is the presentation of a counterfeit biometric, and the quality of fingerprint spoofs can vary greatly while new techniques are being introduced regularly. Synaptics’ anti-spoof solution protects against these presentation attacks by focusing on liveness detection – examining fingerprint images and identifying features that determine liveness.
 
In addition to Synaptics’ anti-spoofing technology, SentryPoint security suite delivers the industry’s only enrollment and match in the sensor itself – fully isolated from the host processor, along with other features including a cryptographic engine on the chip, a unique key generation module, TLS1.2 encrypted secure communications to the host, and a FIDO UAF authenticator.
 
“Synaptics is acutely addressing the rapid growth in fingerprint sensor adoption and the rise in mobile payment platforms, by delivering SentryPoint to allay security concerns of identity theft,” said Anthony Gioeli, VP of marketing, Biometrics Product Division, Synaptics. “Even if the host system is compromised by malware or other attacks, SentryPoint provides an added layer of protection for the user’s biometric data.”