Emergence of multimodal biometrics at the Border Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific Conference

Emergence of multimodal biometrics at the Border Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific Conference John Kendall Director Public Sector and Security Programs, Asia-Pacific 27 May 2015

Key Border Security Challenges Growing volumes of international travellers Travel Document fraud forged, counterfeit, stolen Time pressures queues at checkpoints Information overload Budget constraints Integrity issues and more 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 2

Primary Areas where Biometrics can Assist Linking Traveller to Travel Documents Authorised holder of Travel Document? Multiple Travel Documents for this Traveller? Confirming identity of Traveller before granting entry Do they hold a visa? Do they represent a potential risk? Are they a known person of interest? Confirming identity of Traveller before permitting exit Are they a known person of interest? 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 3

Biometrics and Border Security Today Facial Biometrics: Automated Border Clearance (ABC) egates Visa application processing Undocumented arrivals Surveillance Fingerprint Biometrics Iris Biometrics Hand Geometry and Vascular Biometrics 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 5

Biometrics and Border Security Today Facial Biometrics Fingerprint Biometrics: ABC egates Clearance counters Visa application processing Undocumented arrivals Officer authentication/access control Iris Biometrics Hand Geometry and Vascular Biometrics 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 6

Biometrics and Border Security Today Facial Biometrics Fingerprint Biometrics Iris Biometrics: Trusted traveller ABC egates Clearance counters Surveillance Hand Geometry and Vascular Biometrics 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 7

Biometrics and Border Security Today Facial Biometrics Fingerprint Biometrics Iris Biometrics Hand Geometry and Vascular Biometrics: Trusted traveller ABC egates Access control 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 8

Changing Mission Requirements We want the travelling experience of the future to be fast and seamless for legitimate travellers a low-touch experience beyond traditional barriers. Australia Department of Immigration and Border Protection People trafficking is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved, the fastest growing international crime, and one of the largest sources of income for organised crime. UN Office on Drugs & Crime MORE than 1000 suspected Australian passport fraud cases have been investigated in the past three years and about 100 fake passports have been seized. Tens of thousands Australian travel documents are reported lost or stolen every year. Melbourne Herald Sun Australian foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq pose a serious national security threat to Australia. Lowy Institute Even Singapore has confirmed that a handful of its citizens are engaged with extremist groups, with Interior Minister Teo Chee Hean stating that at least two Singaporeans are known to be fighting in Syria. Australian Strategic Policy Institute 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 12

Technology Advancements Multimodal capture devices Mobile / hand-held capture devices Technology Advancements Frictionless biometric capture Cost efficiencies Multimodal / multivendor frameworks 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 13

Multimodal Capture Devices Simultaneous capture of multiple biometrics with a single device: Faster capture Ease of use Anti-spoofing Fingerprint / vascular Face / iris 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 14

Multimodal mobile/handheld capture devices Handheld devices able to capture multiple biometrics for wireless transmission to back-end matching engines or on-device matching 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 15

Multimodal / Multi-vendor Biometric Framework + configurability + functionality Bespoke (develop everything) Architectural Frameworks (develop all application logic) LEIDA (configure, customize) Package (configure) Shrink wrap (install and run) SOAcompliant Identity Services Enrolment and Identity Maintenance Credential Production and Lifecycle Case Management Multi-modal Identification and Verification Biometric Examiner Tools External Data Exchange LEIDA Application Services Biometric Device Integration Identity Workflows Authentication, Authorization and User Management Image Processing / Normalization Audit and Logging Reporting Biometric Algorithm integration LEIDA Infrastructure Services Choice of Open Source or COTS App Server, RDBMS, Workflow Engine Windows / Linux 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 17

Multimodal / Multi-vendor Biometric Frameworks External Systems Biometric Collection / Enrollment Devices Enterprise Service Bus PKI Security Biometric Examiners Directory Server Case Management Services Notification Services Application Services Identification Services Case Management Services Case Management Services Case Management Services Case Management Services Multi-Vendor Matchers Face Palm Finger Verification Services Case Management Services Latent LEIDA Databases Enrollments Biometrics Workflow Reports Multimodal Fusion Services Match Engine Adapters LEIDA Security LEIDA Runtime Case Management Services Case Management Services Iris Voice Vascular 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 18

Public Acceptance 95% of Australians surveyed support the expanded use of biometrics by customs and immigration staff to identify passengers on watch lists. Unisys Security Index Research Fingerprint sensors will become standard in most high-end smart mobile devices by 2015 and become common in all mobile devices shipped during 2018. We believe that there will be a rush by consumer smart mobile device (SMD) manufacturers to emulate Apple by embedding and integrating biometrics technology into their next generation devices not just fingerprint sensors but other biometric technology as well. Alan Goode (founder of Google Intelligence) Fujitsu launched the new Arrow NX F-04G smartphone with iris recognition security earlier this month. Not to be outdone, Samsung has announced plans to incorporate iris recognition into more of its products even its low-end products in the near future. 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 20

Elements of a Notional Multimodal Border Security Approach Visa Applications Watch Lists Initial Border Clearance Subsequent Border Clearance Multi-port Clearance 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 22

Notional Multimodal Border Security Approach: Visa Application Processing Capture face, finger and iris of applicant using self serve kiosk Search face, finger and iris biometric watch lists and investigate potential matches Search iris biometric records of all previously enrolled travellers to identify duplicate records (e.g., different names or passports) 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 23

Notional Multimodal Border Security Approach: Watch Lists Primary Watch List Secondary Watch List All previously enrolled travellers Maintain watch lists with available biometrics. Iris watch list from internal sources Finger and face watch lists from external sources Tertiary Watch List When new record added to a watch list, search previously enrolled traveller biometrics and flag if high likelihood of match. All previously enrolled travellers All previously enrolled travellers 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 24

Notional Multimodal Border Security Approach: Initial Border Clearance Iris watch list and previously enrolled travellers Verify traveller against biometric in epassport Capture additional biometrics (iris, finger) High priority subset of finger and face watch lists Perform real-time search and refer potential matches to secondary Full finger and face watch lists Perform post-entry search against full finger and face watch lists Refer potential matches to enforcement Update all watch lists with flag 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 25

Notional Multimodal Border Security Approach: Subsequent Border Clearance(s) Watch list by passport number Verify traveller identity against reference biometric of choice Check (non-biometric) watch list to see if traveller has been added since previous encounter. 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 26

Notional Multimodal Border Security Approach: Multi-port Clearance (Cruise Ship) Capture face, finger and iris of passengers/crew onboard ship while enroute to initial port of entry. Search face, finger and iris biometric watch lists and investigate potential matches. Flag Not to Land and notify captain. Search iris biometric records of all previously enrolled travellers to identify duplicate records (e.g., different names or passports) Verify disembarking / reboarding passengers against pre-cleared passengers using contactless fingerprint scanner kiosks. 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 27

Key Take-Aways Multimodal biometrics Augments other risk assessment tools by providing the ability to perform cost effective real-time identity searches against large databases Addresses a broad range of border security requirements with little or no impact on traveller convenience Requires an enterprise-level solution (vs siloed solutions) that provides consistent information to all applications Best implemented using a multi-vendor / multimodal framework to provide future proof flexibility as technologies evolve Were adopted early in Australia for visa processing and secondary clearance, but other countries are now moving to implement real-time multimodal at the point of primary clearance 2015 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. 28