Case Study: Office of Biometric Identity Management improves border security with HID Global Guardian ten-print fingerprint scanners

Office of Biometric Identity Management - Customer Case Study

The Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) faced the challenge of securely and efficiently processing millions of foreign visitors annually at U.S. points of entry. They needed a rugged, high-throughput biometric solution to identify individuals and prevent security threats. HID Global provided their HID Guardian ten-print fingerprint scanners to meet this need.

HID Global's solution enabled the rapid capture of high-quality fingerprint images regardless of conditions, which were then checked against security databases. The results significantly improved security by stopping thousands of criminals and immigration violators from entering the country. The system's success made it a global gold standard, with HID Guardian devices deployed at all major U.S. ports of entry and biometric data shared daily with over 30,000 authorized government users.

Office of Biometric Identity Management