| Biometrics | Distinctive, measurable physiological traits, such as fingerprints, face contours, iris patterning, and voice pitch and resonance. Imageware uses patented biometric data management methods to capture, store, and validate user's unique physical characteristics. |
| Device | An Android or iOS (Apple) phone or tablet used for both enrollment and verification of a user's biometric identity. |
| Enrollment | The process of collecting and storing a user's biometric data on Imageware's servers for use with future verifications. |
| Register | The process of gathering a user's basic information and triggering an initial second method of identity validation before enrolling their unique biometrics for use with Imageware Authenticate. |
| Tenant | The company, agency, or business entity that uses Imageware's GMI server application layer to manage employee or customer biometric data for enhanced site and account security. Tenants must establish a customer relationship with Imageware by creating a customer account, establishing credentials to access Imageware servers from the tenant's corporate servers, setting up the tenant's users, and setting up GMI message templates to interface with the GMI server. |
| User | An individual whose identity the tenant wishes to authenticate using a registered mobile device. |
| Verification | The ongoing process of capturing a user's biometrics on a mobile device and matching that against the stored biometric data collected during registration and enrollment. |