Palm Scanner

The palm scanner is a core component of the Humanity Protocol system, providing a secure and privacy-preserving biometric identification method.

There are currently two different types of palm print scanning in the Humanity Protocol:

1. Enrolment App: Available soon on both iPhone and Android, it allows users to scan their palm print to receive a palm print VC.

2. Humanity Scanners: Hardware devices used for full enrolment using palm print and palm vein scans. Initially available exclusively at select in-person crypto events, Humanity Scanners will be shipped to those interested in assisting with enrolment within a few months post-mainnet launch.

The enrolment app captures the surface patterns of the palm, while the hardware device uses infrared light to map the unique vein patterns beneath the skin. These vein patterns are only detectable in a living body, making them impossible to replicate and one of the most secure identification methods available. The intricate network of blood vessels in each palm varies from person to person, providing a naturally unique pattern that enhances security.

Palm vein recognition, which is possible using Humanity Scanners, detects blood flow to ensure "liveness," preventing spoofing attempts using non-living replicas. Palm authentication technology has reported no cases of successful replication worldwide, making it an exceptionally secure method for verifying unique human identity.

For developers, this technology is particularly valuable. By combining both enrolment and full enrolment, Humanity Protocol ensures accurate identity verification that can be integrated into decentralized applications (dApps) and other systems.