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Reston, VA 20195
United States
Captiva Inc.
Captiva is a USA-based HUBZone small business offering biometric solution development for civil and defense agencies. Our experience includes development of architectures for very large biometric systems.
Explaining Biometrics
Explainer: DNA and DNA Profiling
Among various possible biometric modalities, DNA provides the most reliable personal identification. It is intrinsically digital, and does not change…
Biometric template explainer
Biometric data is compared by algorithms, and therefore typically stored, in the form of templates. A biometric template is a…
Explainer: Finger Vein Recognition
Finger vein recognition is a method of biometric authentication that uses pattern recognition techniques based on images of human finger…
Explainer: What is a Biometric Screening?
A biometric screening is an important component of a comprehensive health and wellness program wherein corporations measure their employees’ blood…
What are NIST IAL2 and IAL3 identity verification standards?
Today, in the digital economy, numerous online activities require identity verification to establish a connection with a real-life individual, especially…
Iris recognition reaches the mainstream for identification, authentication
Iris recognition is technology that scans the iris of a person’s eye through visible or near-infrared light in a camera,…