trinamiX introduces a new liveness check to biometric authentication: the detection of skin. It is based on our patented technology Beam Profile Analysis, which can reliably identify different materials and thus differentiate between a life-like mask and a real face. Our solution was put to the test of accredited institutes and proved to be the world’s first to fulfill highest biometric security demands while integrated behind OLED. That’s how we create the next generation of secure face authentication for particularly sensitive smartphone applications like mobile payment.

trinamiX aims to solve one of today’s biggest mobile payment challenges: Its vulnerability. When it comes to the security of user authentication, mobile payment is among the most demanding yet most vulnerable smartphone use cases. Fraud attacks are already pushing security systems beyond their limits. The means to trick these systems, e.g. 3D-printed realistic replica of someone’s face, have never been more accessible – yet making spoof attacks increasingly attractive and successful.

Today’s biometric standards will no longer be sufficient to protect mobile payments in the future. Hence, accredited institutes and organizations for biometric security, e.g. the international FIDO® Alliance, are currently raising the bar of their requirements. Common authentication solutions need to evolve in order to meet these security standards.

Our solution has been tested and certified by accredited assessment institutes according to Android^TM Biometric Class 3 (strong), the IIFAA Biometric Face Security Test Requirement as well as FIDO Level C, the FIDO alliance’s soon-to-be highest standard. Over a period of many weeks, our technology was exposed to countless spoof attempts. It was finally accredited to be spoof-proof against these attacks, including ultra-realistic masks (Spoof Acceptance Rate according to report = 0 %). As the world’s first solution, trinamiX Face Authentication passed all these biometric security tests while the hardware was mounted behind an OLED display.

The protection of data is our top priority. All biometric data collected during authentication is encrypted and protected by Qualcomm’s® Trusted Execution Environment. It is only stored locally on the device, without cloud computing involved.

How does it work?

The unique technology behind our face authentication solution is called Beam Profile Analysis – a method which was developed and patented by trinamiX.

trinamiX uses common face authentication hardware and transforms it into a powerful solution. The system enhances a regular 2D IR image by laser dot projection and analyzing it through our proprietary algorithms. These algorithms are able to extract the information ‘skin’ / ‘no skin’ from the dots’ specific beam profile.

^{trinamiX Face Authentication has been tested according to the FIDO Alliance Biometric Component Certification Program and the Android Biometric Security Test. It passed each of them with the highest possible rating. For further information visit: https://fidoalliance.org/certification/biometric-component-certification/ ; https://source.android.com/security/biometric/measure}