Product category: Reference Designs
News Release from: Cypress Semiconductor | Subject: CY4661 reference design
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 16 October 2006
Reference adds fingerprint
authentication
Reference design protects data on external hard disk drives by adding biometric security via fingerprint recognition technology.
Cypress Semiconductor Corp and Upek have introduced a reference design to protect data on external hard disk drives (HDDs) by adding biometric security via fingerprint recognition technology The reference design delivers the industry's strongest security by authenticating fingerprint matches onboard the external HDD system instead of on the PC, ensuring no data is passed between the HDD and PC until a match has occurred
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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