2.6 Facial Recognition

The Facial Recognition method allows you to get automatically authenticated by presenting your face. The image of the face is captured by a web camera. When you try to authenticate on an application, the recorded image is compared with the actual image. If the images match, you will be successfully authenticated.

To enroll a face, perform the following steps:

  1. Click the Face icon.

  2. Click Save to start enrolling the face.

    A message Face Detecting is displayed.

  3. Your face will be captured by the camera and enrolled.

NOTE:Facial recognition method works with or without the Device Service installed. If Device Service is not installed, then the browser support is used for capturing the face.

To test the authenticator perform the following steps:

  1. Click the Face icon in the Enrolled authenticators section.

  2. Click Test.

  3. Place your face in front of the camera.

    If your face matches with the enrolled face, the facial authentication is successful.

You may get the following errors for this method:

  • If the integrated camera is not connected properly, an error message Capture Device cannot be opened is displayed. Check your camera settings and try again.

  • If there is a mismatch in the faces, an error message Mismatch is displayed. You must present your face again for the authentication.

  • If the session has timed out, an error message Timeout is displayed. You must present your face again for the authentication.