DigitalPersona Pro for Active Directory: Administrator Guide

Chapter 2 - Key Concepts & TerminologyTerminologyFingerprint IdentificationFingerprint identification is the process of identifying a user out of a set of usersby fingerprints. It is performed with only a fingerprint, and not a user name, bymatching the verification template to all enrollment templates in the set of users.Fingerprint PINsThe administrator may require that users type a short sequence of characters,known as a fingerprint PIN, each time they use a fingerprint to log on, unlockthe computer, or change their Windows password. This provides an additionallevel of security. Logon settings are managed by your administrator.Fingerprint EnrollmentFingerprint enrollment is the process that begins with a DigitalPersona Pro userproviding one or more fingers to be scanned using a supported fingerprintreader. Once the finger is successfully scanned four times, the system thentransforms the result into a highly compressed, digitally encoded representationof fingerprint features called an enrollment template.This enrollment template is then stored in DigitalPersona Pro Server’s userdatabase for future use during authentication and identification, or on the localworkstation if DigitalPersona Pro Server has not been deployed.A fingerprint for which an enrollment template was created is referred to as anenrolled fingerprint.Fingerprint TemplateSee Fingerprints.Fingerprint VerificationFingerprint verification is the process of verifying that the template derivedfrom the fingerprint scan during the authentication process, the verificationtemplate, and the original enrollment template are from the same finger. Theverification template is deleted immediately after its use in the matchingprocess.DigitalPersona Pro for Active Directory Administrator Guide17