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5.1 > Modes for controlling access rights
5.1.1 > Introduction
The MorphoWave Compact terminal offers several methods for controlling access rights: it needs to be
configured in one of the following four modes:

Identification mode,

Authentication mode (requires a contactless smartcard reader in the terminal),

Multi-factor mode (requires a contactless smartcard reader in the terminal),

Proxy mode
Refer to MorphoWave Compact Administration Guide for more information on Access Control.
5.1.2 > Identification mode
The Identification process of the MorphoWave Compact terminal proceeds by comparison of the biometric
data of the finger placed on the biometric sensor, with all the biometric data stored in the database.
It means that the biometric data of the allowed users must be stored in the internal database before they
can request the access on the terminal. This biometric data is acquired either directly on the terminal (using
the embedded), or on an enrolment system using the same type of biometric sensor.
The access control by identification process is started when a finger is detected on the biometric sensor
When the user requests the access, his identity is unknown, and it is the terminal that searches for his
identity. The terminal grants the access if a match is found (the user is identified); otherwise the access is
denied (the user remains unknown).
For further information, please see the "Identification mode" section in the MorphoWave Compact
Administration Guide.
5.1.3 > Authentication (verification) mode
Unlike the "identification" mode, the user identity must be known in order to execute the authentication
process.
Indeed, authentication is an identity verification process: the user provides his identity and the terminal
checks it with the relevant process.
This mode doesn’t compare the user’s data to the data of several users: it compares the data provided by
the user with the reference data provided by the same user during enrollment phase. The data can be on
a card presented to the terminal or in a database and ID is provided by the user.
Access is authorized if the terminal finds a correspondence.
For further information, please see the "Authentication mode" section in the MorphoWave Compact
Administration Guide.
5.1.4 > Multi-factor mode
In this mode, the "identification" and "authentication" modes are available simultaneously; the user decides
which control method will be used:

by placing his finger on the sensor, thereby triggering the identification process,

by placing his contactless card on the reader, thereby triggering the authentication process,