Amazon has introduced Amazon One Enterprise, a palm-based ID service for enhancing security access at locations such as offices, airports, and digital resources. The service, currently in preview in the U.S., is presented by Amazon as a cost-effective and secure alternative to traditional security tools.
This touch-free system enables employees to enter offices or access sensitive data effortlessly through a simple hand swipe, eliminating the necessity for wallets or phones. It also converted the palm-based payment system into an authentication tool for office employees to access offices’ sensitive data. By eliminating the need for access badges, passwords and PINs, it has reduced administrative workload.
Setting up Amazon One devices and managing users is made seamless for IT administrators through the AWS Management Console, streamlining authentication for organisations.
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VP of Amazon Web Services Applications, Dilip Kumar emphasised how Amazon One Enterprise streamlines authentication management, providing security administrators with a centralised view of user authentications. This simplification of managing multiple access control solutions offers businesses both privacy and convenience. Users can easily access physical locations and software assets with a simple palm hover.
Amazon in 2020 introduced its biometric payment system for shoppers to make payments by swiping their hands. This technology has since been implemented in various retail settings, sports venues, and entertainment locations. Despite privacy concerns, Amazon asserts that palm recognition is a more private option compared to other biometric systems.
What is Amazon One?
Amazon One uses a small, special scanner with infrared light to recognize details like lines and veins on a person's palm. This information creates a unique code linked to the user's credit card or Amazon account. It operates beyond normal light, making it unable to accurately see gender or skin tone. Amazon One doesn't use palm details for personal identification; it just matches a unique code with a payment method.
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Amazon One Enterprise's palm recognition technology guarantees accurate identification. IT and security managers find it easy to set up and control the system centrally, saving costs compared to traditional access methods like badges or IDs. The device uses smart technology to convert palm images into unique, uncopyable codes.
It addresses the challenges faced by various methods like badges, passwords, and fingerprints for access control. With Badges can be lost or copied, passwords are susceptible to guessing, and biometric methods may have reliability issues, Amazon One provides a secure and efficient solution that reads palm and vein patterns for identification, offering superior accuracy compared to iris scanning.
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