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| Criterion | Thales Group Thales Gemalto Airport Biometric Access Control | SITA SITA Smart Path Biometric Boarding | Collins Aerospace — ARINC Airport Systems Collins VeriPax Passenger Verification |
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| Tagline | Face and fingerprint access control for restricted airport zones. | Face-based single-token journey from kerb to boarding. | Boarding-pass and ID verification at control points. |
| GCC installations | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Biometric | Face + fingerprint (multimodal) | Face-match (1:N against flight gallery) | — |
| Verification time | < 1 second | — | < 1 second |
| Throughput | 20 – 30 pax / minute per lane | — | Up to 1,200 checks / hour / lane |
| IP rating | IP65 outdoor variant | — | IP30 indoor |
| Fail-safe mode | Configurable fail-safe / fail-secure | — | Configurable fail-safe / fail-secure |
| Integration protocols | OSDP v2, Wiegand, REST API | IATA One ID aligned, REST APIs | MUSE, CUPPS, REST |
| Liveness detection | PAD Level 2 compliant | — | — |
| Template storage | Encrypted on-device + central IDMS | — | — |
| Throughput at boarding gate | — | Up to 400 pax / gate / hour | — |
| Match time | — | < 2 seconds | — |
| IP rating (kiosk) | — | IP54 indoor terminal | — |
| Consent / privacy | — | On-demand enrolment, ephemeral templates | — |
| Compatible DCS | — | Altea, SabreSonic, Navitaire | — |
| Liveness | — | Passive PAD + optional active | — |
| Read type | — | — | 2D barcode + OCR MRZ (optional e-passport chip) |
| Form factor | — | — | Stand-alone podium or gate-mounted |
| Networking | — | — | Standard airport LAN over PoE |
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| Certifications | ISO 19794 biometricsISO 27001CEIEC 62443 aligned | IATA One ID alignedISO 27001GDPR / PDPL compliant | CUPPS compliantIATA BCBP (Res 792)ISO 27001 |
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