Fake fingerprints hacking smart door locks, cloned fingerprints used to fraudulently withdraw money from bank cards, and forged fingerprints slipping through security checks… These are not scenes from a movie, but real-life security incidents.
As fingerprint recognition becomes widely adopted in areas such as door locks, payments, and security, the risk of fingerprint forgery is rising in tandem. Using materials like gel, tape, and conductive silicone—at a cost of just a few dozen yuan—it is possible to create fake fingerprints capable of fooling standard chips.
What’s more troubling is that fingerprints aren’t like passwords—if a password is compromised, it can be changed at any time. Once a fingerprint is stolen, the risk lasts a lifetime.
Xinqihang’s solution addresses the vulnerability at its source.
Glass-based chips: Fingerprint recognition + liveness detection, a dual-layer safeguard
Traditional silicon-based fingerprint chips only compare fingerprint feature points and cannot distinguish between real and fake prints. Xingqihang employs a glass-based solution that, in addition to accurately capturing fingerprint images, integrates infrared liveness detection technology—which determines whether a finger is alive by measuring the absorption rate of near-infrared light by oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood. Verification is only granted when both conditions are met: “infrared reflectance matches human characteristics” and “fingerprint feature points align.”
Gel, tape, conductive silicone... all fake fingerprints are rendered ineffective by the liveness detection. This is because while counterfeits can replicate the details of fingerprint features, they cannot replicate the biological signals of a living person.
This technology is not only used in embedded chips but is also applied in the FAP60 Finger and Palmprint Scanner—a high-precision capture device designed specifically for professional settings.
The FAP60 supports single-finger and multi-finger simultaneous capture in a single pass, significantly improving verification efficiency. Features such as dynamic image quality feedback, liveness detection, and automatic positioning and cropping eliminate blurry, incomplete, or forged data at the source. With an aluminum alloy body and industrial-grade interfaces, it is built to withstand the demanding conditions of customs ports. Its proprietary glass-based technology delivers exceptional value for money, offering performance on par with major international manufacturers at a more affordable price.
Chips are the “heart” of embedded devices, and capture devices are the “eyes” of professional applications. From smart door locks to public security systems, and from bank authentication to prison terminals, Xingqihang's glass-based liveness detection technology provides dual safeguards for identity verification.