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Authentication heartbeat
September 24, 2014 Canadian startup Bionym reported receiving $14 million in venture funding Series A, including from Ignition Partners, Relay Ventures, MasterCard and Salesforce Ventures. The question is, what exactly caused such a violent activity of investors? It's just a little cute gadget - bracelet Nymi, with built-in sensor for electrocardiogram.
Developers Nymi explain that each person - a unique heart rhythm. Like fingerprints, and also on the ECG can be relatively reliably identify a specific person. In the terminology Bionym person identifier called HeartID.
Nymi carries trёhfaktornuyu biometric authentication
have a personal bracelet; to have a smartphone with a personal code in the application Nymi; have a pulse coincident with the sample. Developers bracelet Nymi managed to squeeze sensors for electrocardiogram (ECG) in a compact format bracelet. There together and associated electronics, which processes the signal, and even accelerometer with a gyroscope for gesture recognition.
Human heartbeat characterized by several parameters: frequency, rhythm, filling, voltage oscillation amplitude, shape (speed) of the pulse. Most of these characteristics are dependent on the physical state. Electrocardiograph records are not everything, but this is not required. Cardiogram - only one of the parameters trёhfaktornoy authentication. There may be quite a small percentage of false positives, this is offset other parts trёhfaktornoy scheme.
The developers explain that the reference sample ECG recording is performed after first donning the bracelet. This should be done in a calm state, sober, without emotion.
Electrocardiograph activated at the moment when the user touches the other hand to a metal plate on the front of the bracelet - and thereby closes a circuit current motion over her body.
After donning the bracelet immediately removes the ECG and compares it with a saved pattern recorded previously. In the case that it sends a signal wirelessly to other devices that are requesting proof of identity of the user. On successful authorization bracelet vibration signals and blinking LEDs.
Bracelet replaces all keys, bank cards, bedzhik office etc. Touched the bracelet - and opened the trunk of a car. Again touched - and the car started up. The video shows how the hotel room all surrounding gadgets are automatically included and recognize the identity of a man who (with bracelet) came into the room.
Wristband authorizes a computer network, accessing the website, unlocking the tablet and smartphone. Do not need any pincode, passwords and more. Unlike a password, the heart does not forget or lose.
The developers propose to use the bracelet not only as a universal key to all devices, and password for the computer, but as a purse. Not surprisingly, among venture investors have company MasterCard. This means that Nymi considered as potential replacement payment card. Imagine paying in a shop or in a taxi, you can hand simply raising a wrist to the terminal. Software Nymi supports Bitcoin.
The site taking preorders on Nymi priced at $ 79. Already received more than 10,000 pre-orders for bracelets. Surely, such a demand was one of the factors that persuaded investors to invest in start-ups and bring finally bracelet to the stage of mass production.
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/238263/
