Fujitsu's PalmSecure Deployed in World's First Palm Vein Authentication System at Korean Airports

摘要

Passengers travelling on domestic flights in Korea can verify their identities just by holding out a hand, improving convenience and reducing congestion Fujitsu Korea Ltd. (FKL) and Fujitsu Limited announced that the Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) has deployed Fujitsu's palm vein authentication system at all 14 domestic airports under its jurisdiction(1), to ameliorate congestion by identifying boarding passengers with biometric authentication. After checking in, users who have registered their palm vein patterns in advance can confirm their identity instantly by just holding out a hand and ticket over the gate, and they will not have to show their citizen ID card, which was necessary to confirm the passenger's identity in the past. This will automate the process of visual identity confirmation with national ID cards, previously conducted by airport staff, thereby improving the accuracy of passenger identification and significantly shortening the time required for the process. Going forward, users will not have to constantly carry their citizen ID cards, and the system will slash waiting times and enable smoother processing at airports. This system began operation on December 28, 2018, and it has been used over 1 million times, with 160,000 individuals who have already registered their palm vein patterns(2). By supporting the services of KAC, the Fujitsu Group aims to further improve the convenience of airports.