Using a biometric system to control access and exit of vehicles at Tshwane University of Technology

Abstract

The access and exit of motorists at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)'s South Campus is controlled by the use of staff cards, student cards, or visitors' log book. Staff members or students of TUT are required to swipe their cards at the gate to open it when entering or leaving TUT's South Campus. Many research studies have shown that this form of identification for authentication called token-based identification poses a number of risks and challenges. It is on the basis of these risks and challenges caused by the current token-based identification system that has prompted this research study to propose the usage of a fingerprint biometric system for authentication to access or exit TUT Soshanguve South Campus by motorists. The proposed system would ensure that no criminal elements enter or exit TUT's campus under false identification, as it has happened in other South African universities, such as University of Johannesburg. There are some limitations in implementing the proposed biometric system. One such limitation is the approval of using such a system for controlling access and exit of motorists at TUT South Campus. Biometric systems deal with people's private sensitive information which should be safely guarded.