Company Profile
IDENCOM
Profile date: 2025-01-01
IDENCOM Germany GmbH
IDENCOM Germany GmbH is a technology company headquartered in Berlin, Germany, that specializes in the development and distribution of high-security biometric identification products and advanced access control systems. Founded in 1999, the company???s core focus is on revolutionizing physical security by integrating fingerprint recognition technology into doors, gates, and internal security systems for both commercial and private environments.
Core Business and Technology Focus
The fundamental activity of IDENCOM is to develop robust, reliable, and user-friendly systems that replace traditional keys, codes, and cards with biometric verification, thereby significantly enhancing security and streamlining access management. The company???s products are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing security infrastructures, including access control monitors and switch circuits. While its primary focus is on fingerprint recognition, the comprehensive access control systems also support other authentication methods, specifically radio frequency identification (RFID) and Bluetooth-touch code entry.
A key technological differentiator is the proprietary BioKey® technology, which is the basis for its product lines. This technology is engineered for high-security applications, featuring an extremely low False Acceptance Rate (FAR), which is the chance of an unauthorized person gaining access, reported as being as low as $0.00001\%$ to $0.000001\%$ in a high-security setting. The technology also features a minimized False Rejection Rate (FRR), approximately $0.5\%$, to ensure a high level of user convenience.
Products and Services
IDENCOM???s product portfolio is centered around the BioKey Fingerprintsysteme Premium family, which is divided into various product lines to suit different installation and application requirements:
1. BioKey GATE New Line
The BioKey GATE New Line is one of the company's flagship product ranges, offering a modular, high-quality biometric system for integration by specialists in electrotechnology, metalworking, door manufacturing, and locking systems.
- Technology and Security Features: The New Line systems utilize an advanced thermal line sensor (swipe sensor) that measures the skin's sensitive body temperature, ensuring a high-security match. This sensor design prevents the creation of latent fingerprint images (smudges), which is a significant security vulnerability in some optical readers. The systems incorporate ???Touch and Go??? technology (AI) and are equipped with up to nine security features.
- Intelligence: A feature called "automatic re-learning" is employed, which constantly optimizes the verification performance as the user operates the system over time, essentially lending "intelligence" to the registered finger template.
- Installation: Available in both flush-mounted (UP) and surface-mounted (AP) housings, they are designed to be integrated aesthetically into standard outlet sockets and are suitable for outdoor use, being waterproof and meeting standards such as IP56 or IP65 with a high operating temperature tolerance.
2. System Architecture and Capacity
IDENCOM offers flexible deployment options to suit different organizational scales:
- Stand-Alone Systems (Masterfinger Administration): For small to medium-sized enterprises or private use, the systems can operate independently, allowing programming and administration to be performed directly at the door using a Masterfinger without the need for an external PC or complex software. These systems typically grant up to 150 different access authorizations/fingerprints.
- Network-Based Solutions (Centralized Management): For larger organizations, the systems support TCP/IP and RS 485 networking. This allows for central administration and management of access rights from a PC, accommodating a capacity of up to 480 users per unit.
Security, Compliance, and Risk Management Relevance
The systems developed by IDENCOM are explicitly positioned to address the critical aspects of physical Security Compliance and Risk Management for its clients.
- Burglary and Insurance Protection (Risk Mitigation): The BioKey systems are promoted for burglary protection (Einbruchschutz) and ensuring insurance protection (Versicherungsschutz) due to their high-security features.
- VdS Certification: IDENCOM highlights its systems' compliance with VdS-Zertifizierungen (VdS certifications), indicating adherence to the stringent safety and security standards set by Verband der Sachversicherer (VdS), a leading European institution for corporate safety and security, especially for fire, burglary, and natural hazard protection. This certification is a key element for meeting compliance requirements and minimizing insurance risk.
- Audit Readiness and Accountability (Compliance): The network-based solutions provide an access protocol with a timestamp (Zutrittsprotokoll mit Zeitstempel), which is a fundamental requirement for compliance and risk management. This feature ensures an auditable record of who accessed a secure area and precisely when, essential for forensic investigation, internal audits, and satisfying regulatory requirements like ISO/IEC 27001's focus on access control.
- Manipulation Security: The development process adheres to strict certification guidelines for manipulation security, a direct measure to mitigate the risk of unauthorized physical tampering or spoofing of the biometric reader.