High-stakes security
Designed for the most demanding and uncompromising environments
Deliver freedom in Identity Access Management
Liberate workforces. Transform operating models. Relieve customers. Protect institutions.
BIO-key: the leading Identity Access Management (IAM) solutions provider with a biometric core.
BIO-key make access management defense grade, with identity-bound
biometrics that harden your organization’s IAM strategy.
IAM with human factor authentication provides more confidence, resilience
and flexibility to the business – offering more transformation opportunities to
the CISO, CFO, CIO, workforce and customer alike.
IAM is better with biometrics
Advanced IAM solutions – such a BIO-key PortalGuard – are enhanced with multi-modal biometrics including fingerprints, palm scans, voice and facial recognition. These authentication types augment traditional password, passkey, token and MFA models to bolster security and simplify user experience – at a pace to suit the organization.
Whatever your level of IAM maturity, ensuring you have ‘biometrics at the core’ is key to future efficiency and flexibility.
Why organizations choose biometric IAMs
Robust compliance and resilience
Non-repudiable proof of identity and access models that can't be phished or shared
Device-independent identification
Provides effortless security that balances freedom and privacy of the individual
The BIO-key purpose
Reduce friction and improve user experiences for the workforce, partners, and customers.
Streamline and optimize Identity Access Management for security professionals through advanced IAM solutions with biometrics at the core.
Trusted by the most trusted
The identity management problem
Devices for security and compliance are themselves a risk.
Tokens
Too easy to share, lose, waste budget on spares
Phones
Not always allowed, not always compliant
Human factor authentication is more rapid, less costly – while being more secure and scalable – than device models.
BIO-key IAM with biometrics at the core
FIDO authentication
- Passkeys
- Security keys
- FIDO-2/WebAuthn
Biometric-bound authentication
- Fingerprint recognition
- Facial recognition
- Palm scanning
- Identity-based biometrics
Token authentication
- Hardware tokens
- Smart cards
- Authentication keys
Password/code authentication
- Passwords
- PINS
- Security questions
- Onetime passwords
- Push
Authentication elevation models
- Adaptive authentication
- Step-up authentication
Identity-bound biometrics
Device independent
authentication
Mobile biometric
experiences
Defense grade
security
Beneficiaries of biometric-secured IAM
CISO
Free-up maintenance, helpdesk and risk management resources
CFO
Free-up phone subsidy, licenses and reduce authentication device costs per user
CIO
Free-up IT budget and provide operational agility
Workforce
Free from password fatigue and login friction
Customer
Free from interaction delay and inconvenience
Industries served
Manufacturing
Secure connected operations and simplify access across shop floors, plants, and production systems.
- Enforce biometric MFA at shared terminals and HMIs
- Apply Zero Trust to IT and OT networks
- Streamline SSO across MES, ERP, and QA systems
Our manufacturing clients
Financial Services
Defend against fraud and elevate customer trust with secure, seamless identity access across digital and in-branch channels.
- Strengthen logins with biometric and adaptive MFA
- Eliminate passwords at shared workstations and kiosks
- Meet PCI-DSS, GLBA, and SOX requirements with compliant IAM
Our financial services clients
Education
Perfectly balance user experience with robust cybersecurity to protect student data while keeping technology accessible for the modern learner.
- Meet FERPA, HEOA, and GDPR compliance requirements
- Cut IT calls by 90% with single sign-on across learning platforms
- Enable secure remote learning and student verification
Our education clients:
Retail
Protect customer data and staff systems in fast-moving, high-turnover retail environments.
- Stop credential sharing with biometric and MFA logins
- Safeguard POS, kiosks, and loyalty systems under PCI compliance
- Speed onboarding and reduce help-desk overhead
Our retail clients
Government
Protect critical systems and citizen data with Zero-Trust-ready authentication and unified identity control.
- Secure remote access, portals, and election systems with MFA
- Simplify FISMA, NIST, and CJIS compliance
- Control OT and IT access with biometric verification
Our financial services clients
Healthcare
Safeguard patient data while giving clinicians fast, secure access to the tools they rely on every day.
- Enable fast, passwordless login with biometrics
- Use single sign-on across EHR, telehealth, and admin apps
- Support remote teams with self-service password reset
Our healthcare clients
MSPs & MSSPs
Deliver enterprise-grade IAM as a managed service with full visibility and control across client environments.
- Manage all customers through one unified admin console
- Offer MFA, SSO, and biometrics as value-add services
- Lower TCO and scale faster with lightweight deployment
Our technology
Identity Access
Management solutions
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Biometric authentication
solutions
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Authentication
devices
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Additional resources
BIO-key SideSwipe Compact USB Fingerprint Reader
BIO-key is the world’s leading developer of biometric fingerprint technology. The company was established in 1993 and has been a publicly traded company since 1997.
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