TECHNOLOGY
Wireless Ecosystem Security
Industries seek a solution that is better than the current manual entry two-factor (username/password) model. This “anyone can use it” model of security creates vulnerability across the wireless ecosystem. All stakeholders and users are impacted.
Universal Authentication
- Application Developers require seamless high level security, independent of platform.
- IT and Security leaders grapple constantly with the challenge of securing increasingly popular devices brought to work
- Standard, Modular Authentication Solutions for a variety of Mobile Operating Systems are required by Enterprises and OEMs.
- User Experience, Privacy and Ease of Use is Paramount
- Industry Compliance with Multi-Factor Security Regulations
Support and integration with existing ID management systems is necessary for easy provisioning of an advanced solution. Secure Credentials must be deployable to users as a VPN solution or even via an appstore model.
VoiceKeyID™ Technology and Universal API
Porticus Technology Inc has invented a voice activated “multi-factor” authentication system for mobile devices. Through one standard software API seamless and scalable biometric security “on-device” is made possible. VoiceKeyID™ combines with the Device ID and location ID for 4-factor security.
Porticus utilizes a core voice biometrics algorithm to verify an individual’s identity before secure transactions can proceed. Biometric measurements can include fingerprints, voiceprint, hand geometry, facial recognition, iris scan, etc. As compared to alternatives, the voice biometric is ideally suited for the mobile platform. It is non-invasive, fits in with hands-free mode, and can be an integral part of mobile applications. Additionally it requires no special equipment and authentication can be performed on-device. This technology is completely spoken language independent.
User Experience
The user enrolls by speaking their pass-phrase three times to register. The system then creates a unique voiceprint identifier as the biometric template; this completes the enrollment/registration process. During authentication the user speaks their passphrase and this voice biometric is compared to the template yielding a “go” or “no-go” decision.
Core Technology
Patented Algorithm
Porticus’ patented technology is based on two-decades of Interpol funded research. This technology is used by European governments as a means of criminal identification. Being based on voice forensic science ensures a true physical biometric reading of an individual, not just a statistical analysis.
Physiological Speech Components
Figure 1 shows elements of human speech production, the modeling elements.
Figure 1 – The physiological speech components
Optimized for Mobile
The Porticus system was designed and optimized for mobile handsets. Other conventional speaker verification systems have been optimized for speech recorded from high quality microphones in ideal sound environments and require high bandwidth; neither condition being suitable for mobile telephony. The Porticus solution focuses on voiced phonemes (mostly the vowel sounds) since amongst other reasons vowels have higher energy (less susceptible to noise) and lower bandwidth (matching the narrow bandwidth available on mobile) than consonant sounds. Other systems that are made to fit onto the mobile platform suffer severe performance degradation. Additionally the Porticus algorithm has been optimized for the frequency range supported by telephony devices.
Security
The voice biometric is fully secured against theft. This biometric template is not a recording of your voice but the result of a one-way transformation, i.e. an operation that cannot be reversed. The only way the algorithm will produce a positive result is to use another voice sample to compare against the template. A stolen biometric would be of absolutely no use to anyone; hacking attempts are rendered useless.
