••• Trend: Biometrie am POS

Whoever uses current POS systems is required to identify him or herself. You are required to enter your personal identification number (PIN) for instance or use an identification card equipped with a barcode or magnetic strip.

However, with an ever-increasing range of performance requirements for such systems and the growing awareness for the need to protect data, these simple access controls are no longer adequate. Nowadays people want to be able to track who exactly executed what specific operation.