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Access becomes more personal when the user becomes the credential. IDCUBE connects fingerprint, facial recognition, contactless fingerprint, and other supported biometric technologies with Access360. Users authenticate at compatible biometric readers, while Access360 links their verified identity with the doors, zones, and schedules they are authorised to access.

This creates a unified approach to biometric access control. Administrators can manage identities, access rights, and access events centrally across supported locations. The result is a simpler way to bring access control and biometrics together without relying on physical credentials alone.

Why biometric credentials?

Biometric credentials link access to an individual’s biometric identity rather than relying only on a card, PIN, or other transferable credential. Biometrics for access control can strengthen identity verification while supporting convenient cardless and touchless access, depending on the biometric technology and reader deployed.

  • Identity-Based Access: Authenticate users using enrolled biometric characteristics linked to their access identity.
  • Stronger Identity Verification: Reduce reliance on physical credentials or PINs that may be lost, misplaced, or shared.
  • Convenient Authentication: Enable quick user verification at compatible biometric readers without presenting a separate access card.
  • Touchless Access Options Support facial recognition and contactless fingerprint for access scenarios where contactless authentication is preferred.

Biometric technologies for access control

Fingerprint recognition
Uses enrolled fingerprint patterns to authenticate users at compatible biometric readers. IDCUBE supports fingerprint-based biometrics for access control, attendance, and restricted areas through the Access360 ecosystem.

Best for: Offices, workforce access, controlled areas, attendance-linked environments.
Facial recognition
Uses enrolled facial characteristics to authenticate users without requiring a physical card. Access360 supports compatible facial-recognition devices for central user enrolment, biometric identity management, and access permissions across authorised doors and areas.

Best for: Corporate offices, lobbies, campuses, and high-traffic entry points.
Iris recognition
Uses the iris’s distinctive patterns to authenticate an enrolled user at a compatible biometric reader. Iris recognition provides a contactless option for biometric access control systems where stronger identity verification is required.

Best for: Restricted areas, critical facilities, and high-assurance access environments.
Palm / vein recognition
Uses vascular patterns beneath the skin, such as finger-vein or palm-vein characteristics, for biometric authentication. IDCUBE supports vein-based biometric technologies within its access control ecosystem for applications requiring an additional biometric identification option.

Best for: High-security areas, specialised facilities, and controlled-access environments.
Contactless fingerprint recognition
Captures and verifies fingerprints without requiring users to touch the reader surface. Contactless fingerprint technology supports fast, touch-free authentication at busy access points and integrates with Access360 for identity and access management. IDEMIA MorphoWave is one such supported technology.

Best for: High-throughput entry, offices, campuses, and touchless biometric access control.

Biometric access control software for enterprises

Manage supported cards, biometrics, mobile credentials, PINs, Dynamic QR, and vehicle credentials as part of one identity and access environment.

Access360.AI

Cloud-based access control for centralised credential and access management across connected sites.

  • SaaS cloud deployment
  • Centralised multi-site management
  • Mobile credential support
  • Remote web and mobile administration
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Access360.AI cloud access control

Access360 Helix

On-premise, private-cloud access control within customer-controlled infrastructure.

  • Unified credential lifecycle
  • Centralised access rights
  • Customer-controlled infrastructure
  • Enterprise integrations
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Access360-Helix - On premise access control

Need help choosing the right solution?​

Share a few details about your facility, users, and access requirements. Our team will help you evaluate the right biometric access control approach, reader technology, and authentication method for your environment.

  • Biometric technology selection
  • Reader and device compatibility guidance
  • Access360 integration support
  • Authentication and access policy planning
  • Single-site and multi-site deployment guidance

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    Biometric access at a glance

    Biometric Technology Typical User Interaction Touchless Access Experience Key Deployment Consideration
    Fingerprint recognition Place an enrolled finger on the sensor No Direct and familiar biometric authentication Finger condition, capture quality, and sensor condition can influence authentication performance
    Contactless fingerprint Present or move the hand through the reader’s capture area Yes Touch-free authentication designed for convenient, high-throughput access Requires a compatible contactless fingerprint reader and correct hand presentation
    Facial recognition Present the face within the reader’s field of view Yes Contactless authentication with minimal user interaction Reader placement, lighting conditions, enrolment quality, and available presentation-attack detection should be considered
    Iris recognition Position the eyes within the reader’s supported capture range Yes Contactless authentication with guided positioning where required Working distance and user positioning vary by device and should follow the reader’s operating requirements
    Vein recognition Present a finger, hand, or palm to the biometric sensor, depending on the technology Depends on device Authentication based on vascular patterns beneath the skin User interaction, capture distance, and contact/contactless operation depend on the specific vein-recognition technology
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    From biometric identity to access

    A biometric access control system links an enrolled biometric identity with the user’s assigned access permissions. During enrolment, the biometric system captures relevant characteristics and creates a biometric template. At the access point, the user presents their biometric for matching. Once the identity is verified, the access control system applies the configured permissions before granting or denying access.
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    Enrol the user

    Capture the required biometric characteristics, create the biometric template, and associate it with the user’s identity.

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    Present the biometric

    The user presents their fingerprint, face, iris, or other supported biometric at a compatible biometric device.

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    Verify the identity

    The biometric system compares the presented biometric with the enrolled template and determines whether it meets the configured matching criteria.

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    Apply access rules

    The access control system applies the user’s assigned door, zone, and schedule permissions, then grants or denies access and records the event.

    Benefits

    Stronger Identity Assurance

    Link access to an enrolled biometric identity, helping verify that the person requesting entry is the authorised user.

    Reduced Credential
    Risk

    Reduce dependence on physical cards or PINs that can be lost, stolen, forgotten, or shared by using biometric authentication at the access point.

    Convenient Cardless Access

    Allow users to authenticate without presenting a separate physical card. Facial recognition and contactless fingerprint also support touchless access experiences.

    Centralized Management

    Manage biometric identities, access rights, doors, zones, and schedules through the Access360 environment across supported biometric integrations.

    Real-Time Visibility

    Capture access events within Access360 for central monitoring, reporting, and audit across connected access points and locations.

    Scalable Access

    Extend biometric access control across supported doors, facilities, and sites while maintaining centrally managed identities and access policies.

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    Manage residents, visitors, staff, deliveries, vehicles, and amenity access across entrances, parking, common areas, and shared facilities while keeping everyday movement convenient and accountable.

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    Protect data halls, NOCs (Network Operations Center), server rooms, cages, network spaces, and critical infrastructure with tightly controlled permissions, monitored entry points, visitor oversight, and traceable access records.

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    Support members, employees, visitors, meeting rooms, shared amenities, and flexible access schedules with permissions that can be issued, changed, or revoked as memberships and bookings change.

    G2
    What do you like best about Access360? Its intuitive and user-friendly interface combined with its comprehensive feature set. The clear separation between security configurations and HRMS-driven workflows makes administration well organized. What do you dislike about Access360? The platform is easy to use overall, but some of the advanced settings can take a little time to understand for new users. Adding more guided tutorials and in-app help would make the experience even better. Recommendations to others considering Access360: I would recommend Access360 to any organization looking for an easy-to-use access management solution. It combines access control, visitor management, identity management in one platform, attendance management making daily operations simpler. What problems is Access360 solving and how is that benefiting you? Access360 has helped streamline our physical access control and identity management processes by providing a centralized platform for managing users, credentials, visitors, and access policies along with Attendance Management systems.
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    What do you like best about Access360? One platform Hrview software Nice platform to work What do you dislike about Access360? Sone time it will take the time to up due to technical issues Recommendations to others considering Access360: It is very vast software What problems is Access360 solving and how is that benefiting you? Arrange the best in time product service support
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    Security Manager
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