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Fingerprint Gun Safes – Is Reliability An Issue?

Now that the biometric gun safe or fingerprint gun safe is making it way to mainstream markets the question arises; how reliable are they? This article will explore some of the research that has been done when exploring this question.

There are two main things that can go wrong with these new types of gun safes. The first issue is a false match. This occurs when the biometric mechanism falsely identifies a match when scanning a fingerprint. This would then allow access to the contents of the safe. The second issue is a false non match. This occurs when the right person is attempting to access the biometric scanner and it does not identify the person correctly. The safe will not unlock and access will not be granted.

According to a 2004 study;  Performance Evaluation of Fingerprint identification systems 100 subjects were tested for the false match rate and the false non match rate. The study found that 2% of the time one of these situations could occur. One this they noted was that when testing the false non match rate the cleanliness of the subject’s fingers played a small part.

Another major concern to be aware of is that biometric gun safes do require a certain degree of maintenance.  Most run off of a 9 volt battery. The batteries usually last for up to a year. The safe will not become useless if the battery dies but a key override system may need to be used.

Another cause for concern is the access options with most fingerprint gun safes. Most models allow the user to store multiple fingerprints that have access. This is usually an advantage but could prove to be a problem in a domestic situation. It is important to keep the stored record up to date so you know who can have access at all times.

The fingerprint gun safe technology, biometric technology as a whole has been advancing very quickly. The failure rates are probably already lower on new models and are only improving as the time goes on. It is soon getting to the point that you have a better chance of failure with a safe that you need to locate the key for then with a biometric gun safe.

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