Excels in Debut Performance: Achieves remarkable milestone with its debut performance in NIST’s benchmark evaluation for facial recognition algorithms.
Top 50 Globally in Mugshot Benchmark: Excelled in the Mugshot category, the most relevant for enterprise identity authentication and verification.
[Jan 14, 2025] – Keyless, the leader in privacy-preserving biometric authentication, has achieved a remarkable milestone with its debut performance in the NIST FRVT 1:1 Verification, the globally recognized benchmark for facial recognition algorithms. Within the Mugshot category, Keyless ranked among the top 50 algorithms globally and outperformed all direct competitors.
The Mugshot category refers to facial images captured under controlled conditions, typically involving neutral expressions, consistent lighting, and frontal-facing poses. Used in law enforcement, border control, and various identity verification applications, it serves as a baseline for facial recognition technology.
With these results, Keyless reaffirms its position as a leader in facial biometric authentication. Uniquely, Keyless achieves this while remaining completely privacy-preserving; its Zero-Knowledge Biometrics™ (ZKB) technology ensures that no biometric data is ever stored—neither on the device, nor the cloud.
“NIST's evaluations set the gold standard for facial recognition, and we’re proud to have achieved such outstanding results with our first submission,” said Paolo Gasti, Keyless Co-Founder and CTO. “This success validates our vision of redefining authentication by combining world-class biometric performance with privacy-preserving technologies.”
Keyless continues to set new standards for strong, user-friendly, and private biometric authentication solutions. Looking ahead, Keyless remains dedicated to delivering exceptional performance in its field by continuing to improve its facial recognition algorithms and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.