Unmistakable ID.
Unmistakably IB.
IB is the identity enablement company. FBI-certified fingerprint and palm print scanners, SDKs, and complete software solutions powering law enforcement, national identity, election validation, and humanitarian programs in 120+ countries.
Introducing Kluso
Our fastest 10-print roll fingerprint scanner yet, built for high-volume enrollment environments where speed, hygiene, and reliability count. Full specifications and availability coming this fall.
Facilitating ID in 120+ Countries Worldwide
Trusted by governments, law enforcement, and partners worldwide, for everything from elections to social services.
What IB Enables
IB technology powers the programs governments and agencies depend on to register, verify, and identify the people they serve.
National Identity
Fast, accurate fingerprint enrollment for civil registration and national ID programs deployed by governments worldwide.
Learn more →Law Enforcement
FBI-certified fingerprint capture for police forces and federal agencies, from booking and verification to mobile field enrollment.
Learn more →Border & Customs
Border protection and customs identification, supporting border-crossing programs and immigration screening at ports of entry.
Learn more →Election Validation
Biometric voter registration and validation that prevents duplicate enrollment and secures the right to cast a vote.
Learn more →Financial Services
Fingerprint biometrics enable fast, secure, and reliable identity verification during KYC and KYB processes.
Learn more →Humanitarian Programs
Establishing true identity for people who need access to food relief, healthcare, and social services across the globe.
Learn more →Identity from Birth
InfantIB establishes a child's legal identity from birth, capturing fingerprints from the day of birth onward.
Learn more →NFA/FFL Fingerprinting
ATF-compliant live scan fingerprinting for gun shops and FFL dealers, replacing ink and paper for faster NFA application processing.
Learn more →The IB Family of FBI-Certified Scanners
The most reliable, lightest weight FBI-certified fingerprint sensors in the world. Based on patented LES technology and certified to FBI Fingerprint Acquisition Profile (FAP) capture sizes.
Mannix
The only compact, mobile palm scanner on the market that runs on phone power. Leverages IB's LES technology in a hand-held form factor.
Kluso
IB's newest 10-print roll fingerprint scanner, built for high-volume enrollment environments. Coming soon to the IB hardware line.
Kojak
Incredibly small and incredibly accurate, with an intuitive ergonomic design. Captures four flat prints and single finger rolls in under 725 grams.
Five-0
Complete mobile 10-finger enrollment, verification, and booking in 6.76 ounces. Compact at 4.48 by 3.27 by 0.75 inches.
Sherlock
Just 60 grams. Designed for embedded mobile applications and use with commercial smartphones and tablets.
Watson
The world's first optical scanner using IB's patented LES technology instead of a traditional glass prism. FBI Appendix F certified.
Columbo
The world's smallest, lightest, and fastest FBI PIV FAP 30 single-fingerprint scanner. Built for kiosks and access control.
Danno
The smallest FBI-certified device we've built. At 7mm thick and less than an ounce, IB's low-power LES technology in a unit slightly larger than a coin.
What Our Customers Say
A few of the voices behind two decades of IB deployments, from international institutions to federal agencies to integrators in the field.
Exception handling for biometric capture may include the use of newer fingerprint scanners based on thin film imaging devices, such as Light-Emitting Sensors, instead of traditional optical sensors.
IB's certified products are fantastic. Compared to fingerprint biometric solutions we've used in the past, IB's products surpass in performance.
Your product is performing wonderfully in Indonesia. Works great with dirty fingers.
Clients who have invested considerable time and money into non-biometric solutions value the ability of programs like IB360 to integrate easily.
Identity Enablement Software
A growing software portfolio that turns IB fingerprint capture into complete identity workflows: touchless capture on a smartphone, a modular integration framework, and a law-enforcement platform.
CamraIB
Capture 500ppi fingerprint images using the camera on a smartphone, with 4-4-2 capture, facial recognition, and metadata.
Explore →IB360°
A modular framework for embedding IB hardware, software, and algorithms into new or existing applications. Prototype in two days, production in two months.
Explore →IBX
Card content to be confirmed with Dave before this section is locked. IBX is not yet on IB's public site; Interpol clearance is pending.
Explore →Introducing InfantIB
InfantIB overcomes the challenges of infant identification, enhancing fingerprint capture with advanced algorithms that ensure future matchability.
Identity from birth.
Establishes a child's legal identity at birth, with traceability to proof of origin.
Day one to age three.
Captures fingerprints from day one to three-year-olds, supporting enrollment, identification, and verification.
A foundation for life.
Lays the foundation for life-long legal identity, with the clarity, accuracy, and reliability needed for future matchability.
Why Organizations Choose IB
Twenty-plus years of patented technology, certifications, and capabilities built into every IB device.
Patented LES Technology
IB's patented Light Emitting Sensor film generates a fingerprint image when fingertips complete a low-level electrical circuit. Picture-perfect quality in direct or indirect sunlight, resistant to grease, oil, water, and dust.
FBI Certified
Every IB scanner is FBI certified to the standard its form factor supports, from PIV to Appendix F to Appendix P. The most reliable certified fingerprint sensors in the world.
Frictionless Software Deployment
IB's software development kits, software packages, and complete solutions accelerate integration of IB's LES fingerprint and palm print scanners into OEM and integrator identity solutions. Build once, deploy across the line, ship faster.
A Support Team You Can Reach
Responsive, fast, and knowledgeable. A real differentiator in an industry where most vendors leave integrators and field teams waiting. Direct access to the people who built the product.
News & Insights
Long-form reporting, customer stories, and technical deep dives from the IB team.
Ethiopia: Fayda ID and Integrated Biometrics Bring Digital Inclusion
Until recently, nearly all of Ethiopia's 130 million citizens and legal residents lacked a legal or digital ID. Inside the Fayda ID program built on IB capture.
Integrated Biometrics Launches IB360°: Build Your Own Biometrics
A low-code software solution that simplifies building biometric systems, so integrators can prototype fast and ship production-ready identity workflows.
Optimation Connect: Revolutionising Community Corrections in Australia
Queensland spans 1.85 million square kilometres of rainforest, mountain, desert, and coast. How Optimation Connect modernised community corrections across it.
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