AWS Brings Palm-Scanning System to the Enterprise

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled “Amazon One Enterprise”, an extension of its innovative palm-scanning payment system, Amazon One. This new offering takes a leap beyond mere transaction processing, venturing into the realm of access control for both physical and digital spaces.

Originally launched in late 2020, Amazon One began as a novel, contactless payment method using palm recognition technology, primarily deployed in select Amazon stores. The system’s ability to quickly and accurately read unique palm signatures made it a standout in the burgeoning field of biometric authentication. Its initial success in retail paved the way for broader applications, culminating in the development of Amazon One Enterprise.

Amazon says that its biometric system offers an accuracy rate of 99.9999 percent, asserting in a statement that this makes it “even more accurate than scanning two irises.”

Amazon One Enterprise is designed to streamline access control for organizations, offering a secure and efficient way to manage both physical entry to facilities and access to sensitive software systems. The enrollment process is simple yet secure; employees register by scanning their employee ID badges followed by their palms. This registration ties their unique biometric data to their organizational credentials. The system also allows the integration of traditional security measures such as PINs and passwords, adding an extra layer of security.

“With Amazon One Enterprise, security administrators also have a centralized view of all user authentications across the organization, taking the stress out of managing multiple access control solutions,” said AWS Applications VP Dilip Kumar. “Businesses appreciate the privacy and convenience for their users, who can access physical locations and software assets with just a hover of their palm.”

AWS has clarified that enrollment in Amazon One Enterprise is specifically tailored to organizational access and does not extend to consumer-oriented services like palm-payment at Whole Foods, which remains a separate functionality of the broader Amazon One system. This distinction underscores AWS’s commitment to providing tailored solutions for different use cases, from individual consumer transactions to complex organizational access controls.

Sources: TechCrunch, AWS

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November 28, 2023 – by the FindBiometrics Editorial Team