Shared Device Authentication
Authenticate employees on shared company devices in seconds with privacy-preserving facial biometrics.
Shared Device Authentication
Authenticate employees on shared company devices in seconds with privacy-preserving facial biometrics.
Benefits of Using Biometrics for Shared Device Authentication
Stronger Employee Authentication on Multi-User Devices
In settings like retail counters, call centres or hospital workstations, devices are often shared between multiple users. That makes it hard to know who’s actually logged in.
Biometric authentication solves this by checking each employee before access is granted. Instead of using shared PINs or swipe cards, users simply look at the camera built into the kiosk they’re using. It’s fast, secure and gives organisations a clear, auditable record of who accessed what and when.
Replacing Hard Tokens with a Simpler, Safer Alternative
Hard tokens can be lost, forgotten or shared - and they don’t work well when devices are shared too.
Facial recognition offers a simpler, more secure alternative. It’s always available, tied to the person using it, and doesn’t require managing extra hardware. That means lower costs, fewer support issues and stronger protection against misuse.
Moving Beyond Hard Tokens
Hard tokens are costly and complex to manage, with each one costing up to $60. In high-turnover workforce environments, replacements drain time and resources. Even modern tools like Windows Hello don’t scale for shared or multi-user setups—they’re tied to devices, not people.
Facial Biometrics for Shared Devices
Keyless replaces hard tokens with facial biometrics on shared company devices. Using the front camera, employees can log in with a quick glance—no passwords, cards, or PINs needed.
- One device, many users.
- One user, many devices.
Case Study: Global Retailer
A global retail chain spent $7 million annually managing hard tokens for frontline staff at POS terminals. During peak shopping seasons, delays from lost tokens were hurting sales.
By switching to Keyless, staff could log in instantly using the POS webcam. This cut costs, eliminated token management, and sped up transactions during the busiest times of the year.
Key Use Cases for Shared Device Authentication
Keyless offers fully portable multi user / multi device capability. Employees enroll once and can immediately authenticate on any other shared device or kiosk.
Reduce credential and hard token sharing between employees. With facial biometrics, only the genuine user can authenticate.
Keyless is 80% more cost-effective than traditional authentication methods, significantly reducing administration costs associated with credential management, password resets, and lost tokens.
Employees do not need to remember passwords or hard tokens. Using any company-owned device, users can authenticate themselves in seconds.
Authenticating shared devices
Listen to our Co-Founder and COO Fabian Eberle explain what shared device authentication is and how Keyless helps.
The Keyless Advantage
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