Secugen Hamster Air

Hamster Air

The Hamster Air is SecuGen’s new contactless USB fingerprint reader that is fast, secure, accurate and affordable.

An innovative compact fingerprint reader that scans a single fingerprint through the air without having to touch anything

Advanced contactless fingerprint technology offers a safe and secure experience for today’s evolving biometric needs

Touchless authentication, identification and verification functions that let your fingerprints act like digital passwords that cannot be lost, forgotten or stolen

Clean, safe, contactless biometrics

More hygienic way to scan a fingerprint without sacrificing the security and convenience of biometrics

No need to worry about contacting anything that has been touched by other users

Fast, touchless, clean experience

Excellent in multiple-user settings such as enrollment and check-in stations

Authenticate safely and securely by touching nothing but the air

For Developers

SecuGen provides free SDKs that support the Hamster Air for integrating with a variety of applications. All SecuGen SDKs include the tools that enable fingerprint registration, matching, and related biometric functions. Visit our SDK pages for more information.

Hamster Air also works with existing systems built originally for our contact fingerprint readers, including the Hamster Pro line of readers

Provide more authentication options to your users with the contactless Hamster Air – it fits right into existing systems built for SecuGen contact readers

Add more fingerprint enrollments using the new Hamster Air to increase interoperability and maintain high performance

Quick Start

Visit our Quick Start page for instructions on how to use the Hamster Air.

Features

Touchless, contactless single-finger fingerprint scanning

Ideal for high traffic, multi-user environments where users prefer to not touch surfaces

Fast recognition of challenging and difficult fingerprints (dry, wet, scarred)

Fast and accurate verification

Readily accessible for any finger

Auto-On™ – automatic finger detection technology (when used with apps built with SecuGen SDKs)

Smart Capture™ – self-adjusting scanning technology (when used with apps built with SecuGen SDKs)

Device Recognition™ – device authentication technology (when used with apps built with SecuGen SDKs)

Fingerprint template encryption (when using SecuGen Proprietary template format)

Lightweight, portable, and small footprint similar to Hamster Pro 20

USB connection

Benefits of Using SecuGen Fingerprint Readers

SecuGen fingerprint readers are easy to use and can be installed quickly on any Windows PC. Backed by the industry’s best warranty, years of field use and proven reliability under extreme conditions, SecuGen fingerprint readers provide consistent performance and security for a growing number of software applications for desktop, mobile, network, enterprise and Internet environments.

When used for biometric authentication as part of an overall security program, SecuGen fingerprint readers can help reduce the hassles of password overload, decrease the risks of security breaches, improve accountability and add true non-repudiation, all while making it more convenient and intuitive for any user.

Look to SecuGen for advanced, fingerprint biometric technologies that let your fingerprints act like digital passwords that cannot be lost, forgotten or stolen.