Biometric authentication solutions for a secure enterprise

Protect your data and your reputation with BIO-key defense grade biometric authentication solutions.

BIO-key biometric authentication solutions

Protect your data, your customers and your brand — with defense-grade biometrics. Sophisticated and secure, BIO-key Biometric authentication solutions use a combination of advanced server-based and local biometrics to safeguard your business.

Trusted by the most security-conscious organizations

What is biometric authentication?

Biometric authentication verifies a user’s identity using physical characteristics—such as fingerprints, facial features, or palm prints.

For enterprises, biometric authentication eliminates password vulnerabilities, provides identity-bound verification that can’t be shared or stolen, and enables rapid access to tools and systems.

Future-proof authentication:
BIO-key biometric authentication solutions

Don’t let weak authentication undermine your business model and your brand. Choose advanced, biometric-powered access solutions for the optimum balance of security, compliance, user experience, flexibility and cost.

Biometric-secured enterprise passkeys:
Passkey:YOU

BIO-key Passkey:YOU is the only passwordless authentication technology that does not require phones or hardware tokens. And because it’s so simple to deploy, use and support, it can help you cut lifecycle TCO for authentication by up to 70%.

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Biometric-secured mobile MFA:
MobileAuth

BIO-key MobileAuth makes dynamic access control easy, even in highly mobile teams. With this biometric-powered smartphone MFA solution, your users can log-in quickly and securely, using their own mobile device.

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Biometric-secured desktop access:
PortalGuard Desktop

A market-leading desktop-authentication client, PortalGuard Desktop gives you the security and flexibility of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and brings advanced biometrics to your workstations and desktop PC.

Desktop Access: PortalGuard Desktop

Biometrics engine:
WEB-key

Simplify biometrics management at the largest possible scale, with BIO-key WEB-key. Trusted by the most trusted: NATO, FBI, Mastercard, World Bank, United States Courts, NCR, Dubai Police, Capitec Bank, US Department of Justice.

Biometrics Engine​: WebKey​

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Learn how passwordless access and biometric security can help you meet compliance, cut friction, and secure every identity.

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BIO-key authentication security experts can develop a flexible, secure, scalable IAM deployment that meets the compliance requirements of even highly regulated sectors.

BIO-key for comprehensive solutions

BIO-key has the capabilities to deliver integrated end-to-end IAM solutions.

Our professional services team of authentication security experts will develop an IAM deployment that meets your unique security, user-experience and compliance needs.

The BIO-key IAM platform elegantly coordinates applications, authentication protocols, and software platforms to deliver seamless, secure IAM across your IT environment.

Benefits of choosing BIO-key for full IAM solutions include:

  • Modular, scalable, configurable IAM solutions that evolves with your business.
  • An IAM ecosystem tailored for your business’s unique needs and characteristics.
  • High levels of uptake and acceptance, with onboarding built around your users.
  • Stronger authentication tailored to your environment without extra user friction.
  • Easy IAM integration with the systems, software and platforms you already use.
  • Sophisticated IAM monitoring, reporting and auditing customized to your needs.

What our clients say

"Orange Bank partnered with BIO-key to provide our financial institution with a cloud IDaaS solution that delivers advanced biometric authentication."

Kathy Pinto, VP IT, Orange Bank & Trust

"PortalGuard has significantly reduced help desk calls related to account lockout and password resets."

Curtis Chiuu, Principal Systems Engineer, City of Sacramento

"We love the flexibility of PortalGuard MFA… options that worked for our diverse user base."

Andy Specht, Executive Director, Information Technology Services, Allan Hancock College

"It prevented us from losing millions of dollars in lost revenue due to the new MFA requirements placed on dealerships like ours."

IT Director, Krumland Auto Group

"Since we implemented PortalGuard, password reset help desk calls have decreased dramatically. We could not be more pleased with how this product and company have worked for our needs."

Clifford Sharp, Network Security System Analyst, Southwestern Community College

"We were impressed with BIO-key’s wide variety of multi-factor authentication (MFA) options for our customers to choose from to secure access to their desktops and applications."

Carlos Cisneros, Managing Director, Darksteel Technologies

Frequently asked questions

Identity-bound biometrics (IBB) are tied directly to a user’s unique biometric profile and are stored securely on the server—not just on a device. Unlike device-based biometrics (e.g., Face ID or Touch ID), IBB ensures that authentication is user-specific, not device-specific.

This means users can authenticate from any approved device without re-enrollment, and credentials can’t be spoofed, shared, or lost with the device—making IBB ideal for high-assurance environments.

Yes. Both Passkey:YOU and MobileAuth are designed to eliminate the need for traditional hardware tokens or even mobile phones in some cases. Passkey:YOU enables secure, passwordless login using identity-bound biometrics from any device, while MobileAuth can be used on smartphones or tablets—but doesn’t require a separate token or dongle. This reduces friction and cost while maintaining strong security.

WEB-key is built for enterprise-scale biometric authentication. It supports:

  • Centralized biometric enrollment and management
  • Scalable architecture for thousands of users and devices
  • Biometric lifecycle controls, including re-enrollment, revocation, and audit logging
  • Integration with existing IAM systems and applications

This makes it ideal for organizations needing to manage biometric data securely across distributed environments.

Organizations that adopt BIO-key solutions typically see:

  • Reduced help desk costs: Fewer password resets and token replacements
  • Lower hardware expenses: No need for physical tokens or smart cards
  • Improved security: Elimination of shared secrets and phishing-resistant authentication
  • Faster user access: Streamlined login experiences with biometrics or passkeys
  • Stronger compliance: Built-in support for HIPAA, NIST, PCI-DSS, and more

These benefits translate into both operational efficiency and a stronger security posture.

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Additional resources

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Speak to BIO-key today to find out how our advanced access management technology can help you achieve your security and business goals.