Dynamic Biometric Pushes for Distance Learning Student Authentication by Pen

  • By Dian Schaffhauser
  • 09/24/08
Dynamic Biometric Systems has introduced a series of student authentication products based on its Bio-Pen hardware and related software systems. The company said its Bio-Pen addresses the verification requirement laid out in the Higher Education Opportunity Act that mandates educational institutions develop a student authentication method to ensure that students who receive credits for distance courses actually do the class work and take the exams.

The Bio-Pen System consists of a proprietary dynamic biometric capture device plus the proprietary software necessary to verify the process of creating a signature. This system can be deployed at the individual PC level and on Web sites.

With the BioPen, verification is accomplished when the student signs his or her name. A Bio-Pen plugs into a computer via a USB port. The student has to register and be verified by the school once during enrollment. After that their biometric template is "in the system" to be used for future verifications.

About the Author

Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.

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