PORTABLE TEMPLATE MANUAL / VER. 1.0.0 5
INTRODUCTION TO PORTABLE TEMPLATES
EyeLock’s Portable Template solution continues the evolution of the industry leading nano NXT. Portable Template
allows customers to save iris templates on EV1, EV2 smart cards or on BLE enabled mobile devices. Templates are trans-
ferred to the nano NXT® via Smart Card or Bluetooth LE, depending on the customer’s preference.
EV1 / EV2 SMART CARDS
Smart Card – A single user template can be written to a 4k (or larger) ISO/IEC 14443-4 Type A DESFire EV1 or EV2
card at the time of enrollment. This contactless technology utilizes the 13.56MHz transmission standard. During
authentication, the user presents their card to the reader and the template is transferred to the NXT for authentication.
The user then presents their eyes to the nano NXT to be authenticated. The template is not permanently stored on the
nano NXT as it is removed from memory shortly after the authentication is complete.
MOBILE
Mobile Device – A single user template can be written to a Bluetooth LE compatible mobile device (iOS: 8.0 and
Android: 5.0 (Lollipop)) at the time of enrollment. This low power variant of the Bluetooth standard allows a user
to transfer their template to the nano NXT for authentication at a distance of up to approximately 10 feet. The user
then presents their eyes to the nano NXT for authentication. The template is not permanently stored on the nano NXT;
it is automatically and permanently removed from memory shortly after the authentication is complete. Readers can be
configured to automatically transfer the template when in range or can be configured to prompt the user for transfer via
Tap-to-send or PIN.
All data stored on the Smart Card or Mobile Device is encrypted using industry standard AES-256 encryption.
Additionally, templates can be configured to be activated or deactivated based on specific date ranges, providing
customers with an unprecedented level of security. Data can optionally be stored on the customers’ database for
back-up and recovery.
