Based in Portland, Oregon, Dominic O’Dierno guides Amare, LLC, and delivers various venture consulting solutions. Informing strategy at the cybersecurity firm Q5iD, Dominic O’Dierno focuses on next-generation technologies that employ a Proven Identity platform and integrate with client enterprise systems. It also combines multiple biometrics with ID proofing, liveness testing, and verification.

A security process, biometric authentication assesses an individual’s unique biological characteristics, including physical and behavioral traits. Then, the process compares them with confirmed information stored within a secure database. When it produces a match, the authentication is complete. Plus, the person’s identity is verified. The process can manage access to rooms, properties, computers, and other devices.

Biometric identification assessments include fingerprints, iris, and retina scans. Created using computer vision algorithms, visual biometric devices also encompass signature, hand geometry, and ear recognition. Facial recognition, one of the most sophisticated approaches, relies on 80 nodal points across the human face to generate faceprints or numeric codes that confirm unique face patterns and characteristics. Other forms of biometric authentication include chemical biometric devices (which rely on DNA), gait analysis, and voice ID.